Table 4.
Changes from the neutral position during different loading modalities: postural effects in the three planes.
| 12 kg SYM | 8 kg SYM | 8 kg ASYM | |
| Trunk rotation (no. = 30) | 0.01 ± 2.02 † | 0.003 ± 1.76 † | 3.1 ± 3.4 * |
| Shoulder asymmetry (no. = 30) | -1.2 ± 7 † | -0.03 ± 7.2 † | 18 ± 17.8 * |
| Frontal plumbline (no. = 30) | 4.3 ± 7.7 *† | 1.9 ± 6.5 † | 28.3 ± 16.7 * |
| Sagittal plumbline (no. = 24) | 76.9 ± 38.1 *† | 73.8 ± 27.9 *† | 21.9 ± 18.1 * |
| Angle of lumbar lordosis (no. = 24) | -16.3 ± 19.2 * | -13 ± 16.5 * | -3.8 ± 5.7 * |
| Angle of kyphosis (no. = 24) | -9.4 ± 25.2 | -5.9 ± 22.2 | 2.3 ± 4.7 * |
*, Statistically significant difference vs neutral position; †, statistically significant difference vs 8 kg ASYM. SYM: Symmetrical load; ASYM: asymmetrical load.