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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Apr 14.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Biomed Eng. 2008 Apr 9;36(7):1242–1253. doi: 10.1007/s10439-008-9491-2

TABLE 2.

Isometric exercise indices (l) corresponding to arm postures and actions

Arm posture
l Elevation angle (°) Humeral rotation (°) Elevation plane (°) Elbow flexion (°) Actiona
1 45 0 0 0 Abduction
2 45 0 0 0 Adduction
3 0 0 0 90 Internal rotation
4 0 0 0 90 External rotation
a

Rotation exercises consist of humeral rotation.