TABLE 2.
Relative (RUEE), mean (Fmean) and maximum (Fmax) upper extremity effort (in N) for the nine muscle sets examined. Values of forces in parentheses represent the equivalent quantities expressed as percentage of body weight (BW)
| MUSCLE SET |
FORWARD LEAN | SIDE SHIFT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUEE | Fmax (N) | Fmean (N) | RUEE | Fmax (N) | Fmean (N) | |
| 1 | 0.266 | 67.90 (8.08) |
57.14 (6.80) |
0.082 | 57.46 (6.83) |
49.23 (5.86) |
| 2 | 0.235 | 72.84 (8.66) |
60.40 (7.18) |
0.125 | 80.12 (9.53) |
57.24 (6.81) |
| 3 | 0.266 | 67.30 (8.01) |
58.00 (6.90) |
0.136 | 67.15 (7.99) |
51.03 (6.07) |
| 4 | 0.214 | 64.23 (7.64) |
52.81 (6.28) |
0.170 | 74.66 (8.88) |
52.34 (6.23) |
| 5 | 0.133 | 62.08 (7.38) |
44.80 (5.33) |
0.031 | 40.73 (4.84) |
30.54 (3.63) |
| 6 | 0.199 | 63.00 (7.49) |
53.68 (6.39) |
0.090 | 68.59 (8.16) |
46.39 (5.52) |
| 7 | 0.225 | 60.23 (7.16) |
52.04 (6.19) |
0.117 | 63.95 (7.61) |
47.30 (5.63) |
| 8 | 0.119 | 62.41 (7.42) |
45.31 (5.39) |
0.025 | 39.09 (4.65) |
28.63 (3.41) |
| 9 | 0.135 | 63.94 (7.61) |
46.11 (5.48) |
0.025 | 35.33 (4.20) |
27.79 (3.31) |