Instrument | Type of movement | Body position | Movement description |
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Tambourine with beater | Shoulder flexion/extension (shoulder at 90° and elbow at 0°) | Sitting/Standing | Position: Hold the tambourine with the unaffected extremity and the beater with the affected extremity. Both shoulders should be at 90° with the elbows at 0°. Movement: Hit the tambourine with the beater trying to keep the elbow at 0° to produce movements of shoulder flexion and extension. |
Shoulder internal/external rotation and elbow flexion/extension (elbow at 90°) | Sitting/Standing | Position: Hold the tambourine with the unaffected extremity and the beater with the affected extremity. Movement: Hit the tambourine with the beater to produce movements of elbow flexion and extension. | |
Wrist flexion/extension (shoulder at 0° and elbow at 90°) | Sitting/Standing | Position: Hold the tambourine with the unaffected extremity and the beater with the affected extremity. Movement: Hit the tambourine with the beater trying to keep the elbow at 90° to produce movements of wrist flexion and extension. | |
Tambourine | Shoulder abduction/adduction (elbow at 0°) | Standing | Position: Hold the tambourine with the affected extremity. Standing up, extremities should drop on either side of the body. Movement: Hit the tambourine in the side of your leg trying to keep the elbow at 0° to produce movements of shoulder abduction/adduction. |
Shoulder abduction/adduction (elbow at 0°) | Standing | Position: Hold the tambourine with the affected extremity. Standing up, extremities should drop on either side of the boy. Movement: Hit the tambourine in the front of your leg trying to keep the elbow at 0° to produce movements of shoulder abduction/adduction. | |
Wrist flexion/extension (shoulder at 0° and elbow at 0°) | Standing | Position: Hold the tambourine with the affected extremity. Standing up, extremities should drop on either side of the body. Movement: Hit the tambourine in the side of your leg trying to keep the elbow at 0° to produce movements of wrist flexion/extension. | |
Forearm supination/pronation (shoulder at 0° and elbow at 90°) | Sitting/Standing | Position: Hold the tambourine with the affected extremity. The shoulder should be at 0° and elbow at 90°. Movement: Turn your forearm up and down trying to keep the elbow at 90°. | |
Forearm supination/pronation (shoulder at 90° and elbow at 0°) | Sitting/Standing | Position: Hold the tambourine with the affected extremity. Hold the tambourine with the affected extremity. The shoulder should be at 90° and elbow at 0°. Movement: Turn your forearm up and down trying to keep the elbow at 0°. | |
Maracas | Elbow flexion/extension (shoulder at 0°) | Sitting/Standing | Position: Hold a maraca with the affected extremity. Movement: Starting with the elbow at 90°, shake the maraca to produce movements of elbow flexion and extension. |
Wrist flexion/extension (shoulder at 0° and elbow at 90°) | Sitting/Standing | Position: Hold a maraca with the affected extremity. Movement: Shake the maraca to produce movements of wrist flexion and extension trying to keep the elbow at 90°. | |
Güiro | Elbow flexion/extension (no gravity) | Sitting | Position: Hold the güiro with the unaffected extremity and the stick with the affected extremity. The güiro can rest over the knees and both elbows should be at 0° of flexion. Movement: Rub the sick along the notches of the güiro. |
Rainstick | Forearm supination/pronation (shoulder at 90° and elbow at 0°) | Sitting/Standing | Position: Hold the rainstick with the affected extremity. The shoulder should be at 90° with the elbow at 0°. Movement: Turn your forearm up and down. |
Egg Shaker | Elbow flexion/extension (shoulder at 0°) | Sitting/Standing | Position: Hold the egg shaker with the affected extremity. The shoulder should be at 0° and the elbow at 90°. Movement: Starting with the elbow at 90°, shake the egg to produce movements of elbow flexion and extension. |
Elbow flexion/extension (no gravity) | Sitting/Standing | Position: Hold the egg shaker with the affected extremity. Movement: Shake the egg side to side. | |
Wrist flexion/extension (shoulder at 0° and elbow at 90°) | Sitting/Standing | Position: Hold the egg shaker with the affected extremity. The shoulder should be at 0° and the elbow at 90°. Movement: Shake the egg up and down trying to keep the elbow at 90° to produce movements of wrist flexion and extension. | |
Castanets | Fingers mass flexion/extension (shoulder at 0° and elbow at 90°) | Sitting | Position: Hold a castanet with the affected extremity, leaving the castanet resting on the palm. The elbow should be at 90° of flexion and shoulder at 0° of flexion. Movement: Press the castanet with the fingers to produce movements of finger mass flexion and extension. |
Djembe | Wrist flexion/extension (shoulder at 0° and elbow at 90°) | Sitting | Position: Hold the djembe with the nonaffected extremity and lean it between your knees. The shoulder should be at 0° and the elbow at 90°. Movement: Hit the djembe with the affected hand trying to keep the elbow at 90° to produce movements of wrist flexion and extension. |
Elbow flexion/extension (shoulder at 0° and elbow at 90°) | Sitting | Position: Hold the djembe with the nonaffected extremity and lean it between your knees. The shoulder should be at 0° and the elbow at 90°. Movement: Hit the djembe with the affected hand trying to shoulder at 0° to produce movements of elbow flexion and extension. |