Long Palmer Muscle. Medial epicondyle of the humerus insertion. If it is too tense or harbors trigger points it can trigger pain in the hand that feels like stitches.
They lie on the palmar surface of the hand and along with the dorsal interossei muscles occupy the spaces between the metacarpal bones. Medial epicondyle of the humerus insertion. A common aplasia is the palmaris longus muscle of the ventral forearm which is in 30 of normal subjects and is fully compensated by other flexors of the wrist.
Medical Definition of Long palmar muscle.
Action makes palmar fascia tense and flexes the hand and forearm. Unfortunately not everyone is born with the palmaris longus - about 14 percent of the population is reported to have the absence of this muscle. Palmar interossei are short unipennate intrinsic muscles of the hand. Muscle of superficial layer of anterior flexor compartment of forearm.
