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. 2024 Oct 16;24(20):6656. doi: 10.3390/s24206656

Table 2.

Shoulder task description.

Task Subtask Explanation
Washing Hair (WH) 1 Lift hands toward the top of the head.
2 Wash hair for a few seconds.
3 Put down hands and return to the initial position.
Washing Upper Back (WUB) 1 Lift hand toward the neck.
2 Washing the upper back for a few seconds, including shoulders on both sides and the neck.
3 Put down the hand and return to the initial position.
Washing Lower Back (WLB) 1 Rotate the hand toward the back.
2 Wash the lower back for a few seconds, involving the area between the shoulder blade and the waist.
3 Put down the hand, and return to the start position.
Placing an Object on a High Shelf (POH) 1 Hold a smartphone using the painful/dominant hand in the initial position, then lift the hand to the height approximately above the head.
2 Holding the phone in the air for a few seconds.
3 Put down the hand and return to the initial position.
Removing an Object from the Back Pocket (ROP) 1 Hold a smartphone the painful/dominant hand in the initial position, then rotate the hand toward the back pocket.
2 Put the phone into the pocket, then take it out.
3 Put down the hand and return to the initial position.