Laura Peeters

28 | Chapter 2 Table 1 Characteristics of included studies Author Year Kinematics or stability Trunk, head, arm Population (no. subjects, age) Supported/ unsupported sitting Foot support Equipment used Tasks Outcome measures Aprile 2014 KIN T+A Healthy (n=6, 52-74y) Hemiparatic (n=6, 64-84y) Supported? + 3D optical motion tracking system Drinking Displacement, joint angles Boswell-Ruyss 2009 STAB T+A SCI (SCI level C6-L2, n=30, 18-66y) Unsupported + Sway meter Upper body sway, maximal balance range, coordinated stability, reaching, t-shirt test Body sway, duration of task, reach distance Butler 2010 KIN T+A Spastic hemiplegic CP (n=2, 14-15y) Healthy (n=25, 5-18y) Unsupported? + 3D optical motion tracking system Reach and grasp Joint kinematics Chen 2003 STAB T+A SCI (SCI level T3-T12, n=30, 33.97±10.7y) Unsupported + Force plates Static and dynamic sit- ting, functional tasks sway, weight-shift and movement time Cheng 2013 KIN T+A CP (MACS I-III, n=14, 7-17y) Supported + Digital cameras, EMG Writing Joint angle, muscle activity Choi 2004 KIN T+A Healthy (n=12) Supported + Video camera, force transducer Reaching Boundaries between reach mode (arm-shoulder, arm-trunk, standing) Coluccini 2007 KIN T+H+A Spastic hemiplegic CP (n=5, 11y) Dyskinetic movement disorders (n=5, 11.6y) Healthy (n=5, 11.0y) Healthy (n=5, 22.0y) Unsupported? ? 3D optical motion analysis system Picking blocks and transport it toward target position Joint kinematics, task duration Dean 1999 KIN + STAB T+A Healthy (n=6, 25.2±3.7y) Unsupported + Videocamera, for- ce plates, EMG Reach and grasp, reach and press button Segmental and joint angles, peak ground reaction forces, muscle activity