Extensor carpi radialis longus

Looks like

A forearm muscle from just above the outer elbow to the base of the index finger's hand bone.

What it does

Straightens the wrist and tilts it toward the thumb; helps a strong grip.

Keeping it well

Can be involved in tennis elbow; overuse of gripping and typing strains it.

Related conditions

• Botulism
• Compartment syndrome
• De Quervain's tenosynovitis
• Fibromyalgia
• Frailty & falls in older age
• Heat exhaustion & heatstroke
• Lymphangitis
• Malnutrition & refeeding syndrome
• Muscular dystrophy
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Sarcoma
• Sarcopenia
• Tetanus