Elbow/Wrist

Preparing for surgery: Please review the UCSF Orthopaedic Institute Information for Surgical Patients (PDF) before your surgical appointment.

Home Exercise program: If you have been prescribed a home exercise program, please review the instructions (PDFs) and videos recommended by your healthcare provider.

Questions? Please get in touch with your healthcare provider by sending a message through UCSF MyChart.

Home Exercise Program

Please follow the home exercise program recommended by your healthcare provider.

Elbow/Forearm Injury ProtocolDistal Biceps ProtocolAcute Wrist Protocol
Upper Body Stretches  

Elbow/Forearm Injury Protocol

Elbow/Forearm Injury Protocol (PDF)

Elbow/Forearm Injury Protocol Videos
Towel / Ball Hand Squeezes
Wrist Extension Curls
Wrist Flexion Curls
Hammer Twists
  

Distal Biceps Protocol

Distal Biceps Protocol (PDF)

Distal Biceps Protocol Videos
Wrist Flexion & Extension Stretches
Towel / Ball Hand Squeezes
Wrist Extension Curls
Wrist Flexion Curls
Wrist ROM | Supination, Pronation, Radial Ulnar Deviation, Flexion, Extension
Slow Eccentric Biceps Range of Motion

Acute Wrist Protocol

Acute Wrist (PDF)

Acute Wrist Videos
Wrist ROM | Supination, Pronation, Radial Ulnar Deviation, Flexion, Extension
Towel / Ball Hand Squeezes
Make a Fist
Thumb to Finger Pinches
Resisted Finger Extensions
 

Upper Body Stretches

Upper Body stretcher (PDF)

Upper Body Stretching Videos

Doorway Stretches — 0:21

Kneeling Tricep Stretch — 0:26

Neck & Upper Trap Stretch — 0:42

Overhead Tricep Stretch — 0:38

Posterior Shoulder Stretch — 0:34

SCM Stretch — 0:28

Sleeper Stretch — 0:47

Table Stretch Flexion & Abduction — 1:01

Wall Angels — 0:31

Wrist Flexion & Extension Stretches — 0:38