Talk:Supination

picture is not a good example of supination. the palm should ideally be facing upwards.fingers should be removed

Portillo (talk) 02:14, 17 January 2009 (UTC) Agree,

Yeah I agree. Doesnt make it exactly clear what plane the palm and elbow joints are in. Seems like someone just wanted to show off their hairy armpit. A new pic would be better JimBrownish (talk) 15:29, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Supination is not a position, it is a movement. Supination is the movement of the hand from the pronated position (not sure that's the 100% correct term) to the supine position. In addition,

...in the forearm when the palm faces anteriorly, or faces up (when the arms are unbent and at the sides)...

is not necessarily correct. The palm does not have to be facing upwards. When one stands upright with one's arms at one's sides and the palms of the hands facing inwards, one's forearms + hands are also in the supine position.

The German version of this article states similar. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.230.87.226 (talk) 17:00, 17 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Got a source for that? All my reference books say it's a position.


 * I'm deleting that picture. It's confusing. I agree with the posters above. --Nbauman (talk) 16:00, 25 April 2012 (UTC)