A Guide To The Adductor Pollicis Muscle
Here is a short video on the trigger points of the Adductor Pollicis Muscle, and the area surrounding the thumb. Made with the advice of massagenerd.com, this video gives you a great guide to working with the Adductor Pollicis Muscle.
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Step 1:
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The Pollicis
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Now I'll just show you some of the trigger points for the adductor pollicis.
Pollicis actually means thumb, so you actually find the index finger like this, just in the palm region, so there's actually technically four - or a couple at least - trigger points for the adductor pollicis.
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Step 2:
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The Adductor Pollicis
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Adductor pollicis actually means adduction of thumb, so it just brings the thumb together like this.
That typical referral can go around the thumb region, and then also uppinus pollicis.
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Step 3:
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Opposition
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Opposition would actually bring the fingers like this. So, opposition of the thumb - when the thumb actually goes like this then.
That's just a little bit inferior to the adductor pollicis.
So again pollicis, the technical name, means thumb.