Table 3 Angles of joints analyzed during the cycle of drinking task
Control group (n = 8) | C6 group (n = 8) | C7 group (n = 8) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kinematic variables | Median (IR) | % mov time Median (IR) | Median (IR) | % mov time Median (IR) | Median (IR) | % mov time Median (IR) |
Shoulder | ||||||
Max. Flexion | 52.55 (21.31) | 51.03 (13.60) | 52.47 (11.29) | 55.92 (10.92) | 61.16 (22.77) | 52.40 (8.66) |
Min. Flexion | -4.48 (10.70) | 97.89 (3.34) | 0.21 (28.41) | 99.86 (2.02) | -0.24 (11.01) | 96.98 (8.45) |
Range | 59.53 (29.80) | 45.49 (29.61) | 63.75 (23.31) | |||
Max. Abduction | 29.77 (10.67) | 83.67 (49.55) | 23.00 (18.71) | 60.35 (43.95) | 29.37 (27.17) | 69.15 (32.33) |
Min. Abduction | 13.55 (5.86) c | 13.35 (69.75) | 8.40 (9.33) | 28.08 (59.71) | 0.13 (10.84) c | 13.51 (21.67) |
Range | 16.61 (14.98) | 15.80 (14.79) | 25.01 (16.19) | |||
Max. Ext. Rot | -4.74 (4.77) | 95.68 (5.92) | -9.90 (35.05) | 91.13 (31.23) | -16.98 (9.54) | 97.15 (7.32) |
Max. Int. Rot | -45.59 (15.75) | 68.62 (38.79) | -38.71 (27.81) | 48.42 (32.78) | -48.89 (20.86) | 63.81 (31.19) |
Range | 41.27 (8.29) | 28.17 (17.06) | 31.49 (36.22) | |||
Elbow | ||||||
Max. Flexion | 128.20 (21.10) | 46.25 (7.93) a | 113.40 (33.65) | 53.84 (14.83) a | 114.05 (16.45) | 45.30 (15.86) |
Min. Flexion | 64.42 (11.75) a, b | 77.27 (39.16) | 42.54 (27.51) a | 79.15 (58.05) | 42.11 (20.94) b | 75.58 (27.94) |
Range | 64.86 (27.45) | 70.85 (20.64) | 67.30 (26.56) | |||
Min. Pronation | 9.53 (22.75) | 35.96 (48.62) | 8.84 (22.20) | 37.10 (58.00) | -3.62 (22.60) | 37.13 (49.71) |
Range | 33.07 (14.64) | 55.17 (29.61) | 49.59 (12.66) | |||
Wrist | ||||||
Max. Palmar Flexion | -2.01 (10.84) c, d | 71.38 (55.94) | 15.66 (24.92) c | 72.64 (12.24) | 16.91 (16.79) d | 73.45 (11.97) |
Min. Palmar Flexion | -19.10 (5.41) | 59.41 (53.51) | -16.24 (15.04) | 36.54 (14.83) | -19.43 (13.27) | 22.14 (31.51) |
Range | 14.98 (6.25) a, b | 33.46 (27.60) a | 37.58 (27.80) b | |||
Trunk | ||||||
Max. Flexion | -0.79 (7.03) | 29.54 (28.50) | 3.62 (18.66) | 41.80 (58.28) | 3.20 (15.66) | 55.41 (33.10) |
Min. Flexion | -7.43 (11.84) | 58.36 (22.15) | -7.58 (14.10) | 51.07 (16.99) | -8.82 (9.87) | 50.61 (13.38) |
Range | 6.38 (5.54) | 7.86 (10.59) | 11.37 (6.77) | |||
Max. Lat. Incl. | 5.01 (4.77) | 57.34 (37.10) | 5.21 (6.76) | 65.45 (41.17) | 10.28 (9.76) | 48.34 (38.71) |
Min. Lat. Incl. | 2.82 (4.18) | 63.99 (36.20) | 2.50 (4.79) | 35.42 (63.64) | 6.17 (10.98) | 24.26 (54.68) |
Range | 2.25 (1.93) | 3.17 (5.26) | 4.21 (3.52) | |||