Forearm flexor group

Looks like

The muscles on the palm side of the forearm, from the inner elbow to the fingers.

What it does

Bend the wrist and curl the fingers — the power in every grip.

Keeping it well

Warm up and vary the grip; their shared origin is what hurts in golfer's elbow.

Its parts

• Flexor carpi radialis
• Flexor digitorum profundus
• Flexor digitorum superficialis
• Flexor pollicis longus
• Humeral head of flexor carpi ulnaris
• Palmaris longus
• Ulnar head of flexor carpi ulnaris

Related conditions

• Botulism
• Compartment syndrome
• Fibromyalgia
• Frailty & falls in older age
• Heat exhaustion & heatstroke
• Lymphangitis
• Malnutrition & refeeding syndrome
• Muscular dystrophy
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Repetitive strain & overuse injury
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Sarcoma
• Sarcopenia
• Tetanus