The Elbow: Hinge Reaction

Course overview

Whether you are typing at a key board or driving a car, swinging a tennis racquet or throwing a ball, so much of our life involves the function of our elbow. In this edition of the Functional Video Digest Series with physical therapist Gary Gray, we take a look at the elbow. Through this issue, Gary explains the many similarities of the elbow to the knee, as well as many of their differences. He also explains how the elbow relates to the wrist, the shoulder, the trunk, and the pelvis. In this issue the elbow is evaluated and analyzed in order to understand how important it is to more than just the functioning of the upper extremities. Gary Gray looks at how to keep the elbow healthy and how to keep it, well...functional.