Pronators & supinator

Looks like

Short muscles that cross between the two forearm bones, near the elbow and the wrist.

What it does

Turn the palm down and back up again.

Keeping it well

Vary tools and grips; the nerve to the fingers passes through one of them and can be squeezed.

Its parts

• Humeral head of pronator teres
• Pronator quadratus
• Supinator
• Ulnar head of pronator teres

Related conditions

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