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. 2015 Dec 18;70(1):7001350010p1–7001350010p10. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2016.015487

Table 2.

Peak Wrist Angles for Each Task

Task Name Angle, Degrees
Mean Median 95% CI
Wrist Flexion–Extension
Peak flexion
 Donning and zipping pants 38 37 [31, 45]
 Perineal care—ipsilateral limb 34 32 [19, 49]
 Hand to back pocket 28 30 [15, 42]
 Perineal care—contralateral limb 16 14 [4, 27]
 Deodorant—ipsilateral limb 11 11 [7, 16]
 Box off ground 11 11 [5, 17]
 Box off shelf—head height 11 10 [7, 15]
 Can off shelf—fixed height 10 9 [4, 16]
 Box off shelf—fixed height 10 11 [5, 16]
 Deodorant—contralateral limb 9 8 [5, 12]
 Drinking from a cup 8 6 [3, 12]
 Can off shelf—head height 6 7 [2, 10]
Peak extension
 Donning and zipping pants −40 −37 [−43, −36]
 Perineal care—ipsilateral limb −38 −38 [−42, −34]
 Box off shelf—fixed height −33 −34 [−43, −23]
 Drinking from a cup −33 −30 [−40, −26]
 Perineal care—contralateral limb −32 −29 [−43, −21]
 Can off shelf—head height −32 −29 [−35, −28]
 Can off shelf—fixed height −31 −29 [−36, −26]
 Box off shelf—head height −31 −28 [−35, −26]
 Deodorant—ipsilateral limb −27 −25 [−33, −21]
 Deodorant—contralateral limb −21 −23 [−25, −17]
 Box off ground −19 −17 [−27, −12]
 Hand to back pocket −15 −14 [−29, −1]
Ulnar–Radial Deviation
Peak ulnar deviation
 Perineal care—contralateral limb 38 41 [30, 47]
 Donning and zipping pants 35 36 [30, 39]
 Hand to back pocket 35 36 [26, 44]
 Box off shelf—head height 34 34 [30, 38]
 Perineal care—ipsilateral limb 34 39 [19, 48]
 Box off ground 33 35 [28, 39]
 Box off shelf—fixed height 32 34 [24, 40]
 Can off shelf—head height 30 30 [24, 34]
 Can off shelf—fixed height 29 30 [23, 34]
 Deodorant—contralateral limb 24 24 [19, 28]
 Deodorant—ipsilateral limb 23 21 [19, 28]
 Drinking from a cup 23 24 [19, 27]
Peak radial deviation
 Perineal care—ipsilateral limb −28 −29 [−43, −13]
 Donning and zipping pants −25 −20 [−34, −16]
 Can off shelf—head height −13 −13 [−19, −8]
 Box off shelf—fixed height −12 −9 [−20, −3]
 Deodorant—ipsilateral limb −12 −10 [−19, −4]
 Perineal care—contralateral limb −12 −14 [−31, 8]
 Drinking from a cup −11 −12 [−19, −3]
 Box off shelf—head height −10 −10 [−16, −5]
 Can off shelf—fixed height −10 −12 [−19, −1]
 Deodorant—contralateral limb −4 −6 [−9, 1]
 Box off ground 5 7 [−2, 11]
 Hand to back pocket 7 10 [−4, 17]

Note. The mean, median, and 95% CI range across participants are provided for each peak value. Tasks are listed in order from the greatest motion to least motion for each angle. CI = confidence interval.