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. 2018 May;54:34–41. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2018.03.006

Table 4.

Glenohumeral contact forces for 26 functional activities of daily living. Data are presented as mean and standard deviation (SD).

Glenohumeral Contact Force [% BW] Ratio of glenohumeral superior (+) – inferior (−) shear to compression force Ratio of glenohumeral posterior (+) – anterior (−) shear to compression force
Reach back of head 33 (SD 8) 0.13 (SD 0.06) −0.24 (SD 0.11)
Lift block to head height 55 (SD 18) 0.09 (SD 0.03) −0.42 (SD 0.14)
Lift block to shoulder height 52 (SD 15) 0.10 (SD 0.04) −0.40 (SD 0.16)
Brush left side of head 35 (SD 16) 0.12 (SD 0.07) −0.52 (SD 0.19)
Clean back 39 (SD 14) −0.57 (SD 0.27) −0.16 (SD 0.07)
Drink from mug 29 (SD 9) 0.08 (SD 0.02) −0.09 (SD 0.04)
Eat with hand 26 (SD 7) 0.13 (SD 0.03) −0.14 (SD 0.09)
Eat with spoon 32 (SD 8) 0.09 (SD 0.02) −0.16 (SD 0.08)
Lift shopping bag from floor 53 (SD 15) −0.32 (SD 0.14) −0.21 (SD 0.10)
Lift shopping bag on lap 69 (SD 22) −0.30 (SD 0.13) −0.27 (SD 0.12)
Reach opposite axilla 24 (SD 12) 0.17 (SD 0.09) −0.52 (SD 0.24)
Perineal care 29 (SD 16) −0.58 (SD 0.36) −0.25 (SD 0.11)
Reach far ahead 52 (SD 24) 0.19 (SD 0.06) −0.25 (SD 0.12)
Sit to stand 164 (SD 69) 0.41 (SD 0.20) −0.50 (SD 0.22)
Driving slow right 35 (SD 11) 0.05 (SD 0.02) −0.23 (SD 0.10)
Driving slow left 45 (SD 13) 0.06 (SD 0.03) −0.20 (SD 0.07)
Driving fast right 33 (SD 9) 0.02 (SD 0.01) −0.19 (SD 0.05)
Driving fast left 47 (SD 16) 0.09 (SD 0.04) −0.23 (SD 0.08)
Extreme 48 (SD 24) −1.09 (SD 0.41) −0.62 (SD 0.25)
Pick and place 37 (SD 14) 0.88 (SD 0.36) −0.84 (SD 0.34)
Pull 38 (SD 13) −0.77 (SD 0.30) −0.14 (SD 0.06)
Push 38 (SD 16) −0.81 (SD 0.33) −0.19 (SD 0.07)
Abduction slow 58 (SD 15) 0.28 (SD 0.09) −0.23 (SD 0.08)
Abduction fast 54 (SD 17) 0.30 (SD 0.14) −0.18 (SD 0.08)
Flexion slow 54 (SD 13) 0.13 (SD 0.05) −0.19 (SD 0.06)
Flexion fast 51 (SD 14) 0.14 (SD 0.06) −0.14 (SD 0.05)