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What is thumb flexion and extension?
Thumb flexion/extension
Place your forearm and hand on a table with your thumb pointing up.
Bend your thumb downward and across your palm so that your thumb touches the base of your little finger. Hold that position for about 6 seconds. Then straighten your thumb.
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