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what muscles are using in writing?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 10/22/2022

Well, assuming you are writing in shorthand or longhand with hands and fingers, there are multiple muscles required in the adept manipulation of those carpal bones.

Most notable of these are the digitalis muscles. Extensor digitalis longus and extensor digitalis lateralis and a couple others

Well, assuming you are writing in shorthand or longhand with hands and fingers, there are multiple muscles required in the adept manipulation of those carpal bones.
Most notable of these are the digitalis muscles. Extensor digitalis longus and extensor digitalis lateralis and a couple others

Edit: The answer above is incorrect. Extensor Digitalis Longus doesn't exist, they may have been thinking about the digitorum which, even so, is in the lower part of the body.
-When flexing the fingers (moving the fingers toward the palm) a number of different muscles are being used for each finger.
-Regarding the Thumb: Flexor pollicis brevis, Abductor pollicis brevis, Adductor pollicis brevis, extensor pollicus longus and Opponens pollicis are being used.
-Regarding the first finger: 1st dorsal interosseous, 1st palmar interosseous and Flexor digitorum profundis/superficialis. --Regarding the second finger: 2nd dorsal interosseous, 2nd palmar interosseous and Flexor digitorum profundis/superficialis.

And if you are taking into consideration the flexion of the wrist when writing you may want to include: flexor carpus radialis, flexor carpus ulnaris, and palmaris longus.

These muscles should account for all movement, but if you find any extras feel free to edit this post further.

-Anticipated Degree B.S. in Athletic Training, May 2017

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