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ABSTRACT: Objective
We quantified the range of motion (ROM) required for eight upper-extremity activities of daily living (ADLs) in healthy participants.Method
Fifteen right-handed participants completed several bimanual and unilateral basic ADLs while joint kinematics were monitored using a motion capture system. Peak motions of the pelvis, trunk, shoulder, elbow, and wrist were quantified for each task.Results
To complete all activities tested, participants needed a minimum ROM of -65°/0°/105° for humeral plane angle (horizontal abduction-adduction), 0°-108° for humeral elevation, -55°/0°/79° for humeral rotation, 0°-121° for elbow flexion, -53°/0°/13° for forearm rotation, -40°/0°/38° for wrist flexion-extension, and -28°/0°/38° for wrist ulnar-radial deviation. Peak trunk ROM was 23° lean, 32° axial rotation, and 59° flexion-extension.Conclusion
Full upper-limb kinematics were calculated for several ADLs. This methodology can be used in future studies as a basis for developing normative databases of upper-extremity motions and evaluating pathology in populations.
SUBMITTER: Gates DH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4690598 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan-Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gates Deanna H DH Walters Lisa Smurr LS Cowley Jeffrey J Wilken Jason M JM Resnik Linda L
The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association 20160101 1
<h4>Objective</h4>We quantified the range of motion (ROM) required for eight upper-extremity activities of daily living (ADLs) in healthy participants.<h4>Method</h4>Fifteen right-handed participants completed several bimanual and unilateral basic ADLs while joint kinematics were monitored using a motion capture system. Peak motions of the pelvis, trunk, shoulder, elbow, and wrist were quantified for each task.<h4>Results</h4>To complete all activities tested, participants needed a minimum ROM o ...[more]