Laura Peeters

Trunk, head and pelvis interactions in healthy children | 63 3 10 20 0 20 40 60 80 "N-S-0" r = 0.76 p < 0.01 - = -0.68 A) Reaching forward 10 20 ROM sagittal plane [deg] 0 20 40 60 80 r = 0.65 p < 0.01 - = -1.44 "N-S-500" age [years] 10 20 0 20 40 60 80 r = 0.63 p < 0.01 - = -1.97 "F-S-0" 10 20 0 20 40 60 80 r = 0.53 p < 0.01 - = -1.71 "N-E-0" 10 20 0 20 40 60 80 r = 0.68 p < 0.01 - = -1.71 "N-E-500" age [years] 10 20 0 20 40 60 80 r = 0.14 p = 0.53 "F-E-0" 10 20 0 20 40 60 80 r = 0.72 p < 0.01 - = -0.73 "N-S-0" B) Reaching laterally 10 20 ROM frontal plane [deg] 0 20 40 60 80 r = 0.85 p < 0.01 - = -1.36 "N-S-500" age [years] 10 20 0 20 40 60 80 r = 0.16 p = 0.45 "F-S-0" 10 20 0 20 40 60 80 r = 0.77 p < 0.01 - = -1.42 "N-E-0" 10 20 0 20 40 60 80 r = 0.5 p = 0.015 - = -0.99 "N-E-500" age [years] 10 20 0 20 40 60 80 r = 0.47 p = 0.026 - = -0.74 "F-E-0" Figure 8 Linear regression between subject age and total trunk range of motion (ROM) in the sagittal plane when reaching forward (A) and in the frontal plane when reaching laterally (B) at different reaching heights, distances and object weights. Abbreviations in reaching tasks: N = near target, F = far target, S = shoulder height, E = eye height, 0 = 0 gram object weight, 500 = 500 gram object weight.