Sitting balance II: reach direction and thigh support affect the contribution of the lower limbs when reaching beyond arm's length in sitting. Export

@article{citeulike:2373157, abstract = {The effects of reach direction and extent of thigh support on the contribution of the lower limbs during seated reaching were examined. Twelve healthy subjects aged 59-79 years performed self-paced reaching forwards and diagonally to both sides and under three thigh support conditions. Vertical ground reaction forces (GRF) and leg muscle activity were monitored bilaterally. Reach direction affected both the magnitude of peak vertical GRF and the relative distribution of vertical GRF through the feet, demonstrating that the lower limbs work cooperatively to control the motion of the body mass. Extent of thigh support also affected the magnitude of peak vertical GRF through the feet. In addition, the EMG data confirmed the active contribution of the lower limbs when reaching beyond arm's length, with muscles in both lower limbs activated in all trials.}, address = {School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, P.O. Box 170, Lidcombe, Australia.c.dean@cchs.usyd.edu.au}, author = {Dean, C. M. and Shepherd, R. B. and Adams, R. D.}, citeulike-article-id = {2373157}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10502648}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=10502648}, issn = {0966-6362}, journal = {Gait Posture}, keywords = {ace, balance, reach, sitting, sitting-ability, support}, month = {October}, number = {2}, pages = {147--153}, posted-at = {2009-07-28 11:04:03}, priority = {2}, title = {Sitting balance II: reach direction and thigh support affect the contribution of the lower limbs when reaching beyond arm's length in sitting.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10502648}, volume = {10}, year = {1999} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2373157 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2373157 N2 - The effects of reach direction and extent of thigh support on the contribution of the lower limbs during seated reaching were examined. Twelve healthy subjects aged 59-79 years performed self-paced reaching forwards and diagonally to both sides and under three thigh support conditions. Vertical ground reaction forces (GRF) and leg muscle activity were monitored bilaterally. Reach direction affected both the magnitude of peak vertical GRF and the relative distribution of vertical GRF through the feet, demonstrating that the lower limbs work cooperatively to control the motion of the body mass. Extent of thigh support also affected the magnitude of peak vertical GRF through the feet. In addition, the EMG data confirmed the active contribution of the lower limbs when reaching beyond arm's length, with muscles in both lower limbs activated in all trials. IS - 2 JF - Gait Posture SN - 0966-6362 AD - School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, P.O. Box 170, Lidcombe, Australia.c.dean@cchs.usyd.edu.au EP - 153 TI - Sitting balance II: reach direction and thigh support affect the contribution of the lower limbs when reaching beyond arm's length in sitting. VL - 10 SP - 147 KW - ace KW - balance KW - reach KW - sitting KW - sitting-ability KW - support AU - Dean, CM AU - Shepherd, RB AU - Adams, RD PY - 1999/10// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10502648 ER -