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. 2021 Spring;27(2):1–22. doi: 10.46292/sci2702-1

Non-key muscle functions

Movement Root level
Shoulder: Flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, internal and external rotation Elbow: Supination C5
Elbow: Pronation Wrist: Flexion C6
Finger: Flexion at proximal joint, extension Thumb: Flexion, extension and abduction in plane of thumb C7
Finger: Flexion at metacarpophalangeal joint Thumb: Opposition, adduction, and abduction perpendicular to palm C8
Finger: Abduction of little finger T1
Hip: Adduction L2
Hip: External rotation L3
Hip: Extension, abduction, internal rotation Knee: Flexion Ankle: Inversion and eversion Toe: Metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal extension L4
Hallux and toe: Distal interphalangeal and proximal interphalangeal flexion and abduction L5
Hallux: Adduction S1