Laura Peeters

The trunk in spinal musclar atrophy | 105 5 0 50 100 150 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Back muscles 0 50 100 150 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Muscle activity [% of MVIC] Abdominal muscles 0 100 200 300 ** ** ** ** ** ** * ** ** ** ** Static sitting N-0 N-500 Reaching forward F-0 N-0 N-500 Reaching lateral F-0 N-0 Reaching contra-lateral N-500 Drink Plate Deltoid Healthy SMA Figure 4 Muscle activity in patients with SMA and healthy controls when performing tasks. Abbreviations: N = near, F = far, 0 = without weight, 500 = 500 gram object, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01