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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 11.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Brain Res. 2011 Dec 1;216(4):591–607. doi: 10.1007/s00221-011-2963-x

Table 1.

Combinations of target total force (FTOT) and moment of force (MTOT)

FTOT (%MVC) MTOT (PR)
45 −4.0 −3.5 −3.0 −2.5 −2.0 −1.5 −1.0 −0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
40 −3.5 −3.0 −2.5 −2.0 −1.5 −1.0 −0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5
35 −3.0 −2.5 −2.0 −1.5 −1.0 −0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
30 −2.5 −2.0 −1.5 −1.0 −0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
25 −2.0 −1.5 −1.0 −0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
20 −1.5 −1.0 −0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5
15 −0.5 −1.0 0.0 0.5 1.0
10 −0.5 0.0 0.5
5 0.0

The levels of target FTOT and MTOT are given in percent of four fingers MVC (maximal voluntary contraction) and multiples of 1PR, respectively. 1PR was defined as the product of 7% index finger MVC by the lever arm of the index finger (−4.5cm). PR stands for pronation.