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. 2022 Jul 28;19:83. doi: 10.1186/s12984-022-01053-z

Table 5.

Rules of the RB classification method to determine the different categories of compensation: Trunk Forward (TF), Y=0; Trunk Rotation (TR), Y=1; Shoulder Elevation (SE), Y=2; Other (O), Y=3. For normal movements Y=4

Scenario Rules
Trunk forward (TF)/Trunk backward (O)
 S1 Y^=0ifΔHt>thTF3ifΔHt<-thTF4otherwise  
 S2 and S3 Y^=0ifatp81,p11,p1t>thTFΔxtp2/5t,p1t>03ifatp81,p11,p1t>thTFΔxtp2/5t,p1t<04otherwise  
Trunk rotation (TR) and Shoulder elevation (SE)
 S1 Y^=2if(1)at(p2/51,p11,p2/5t)>thSE(2)at(p5/21,p11,p5/2t)<thSE1if(1)>thSE(2)>thSE(1)-(2)012if(1)>thSE(2)>thSE(1)-(2)04otherwise  
Trunk rotation (TR)
 S2 Y^=1ifΔxt(p2/5t,p1t)>thTR4otherwise  
 S3 Y^=1if|Δdt(p2t,p5t)|>thTR4otherwise
Shoulder elevation (SE)
 S2 and S3 Y^=2ifΔyt(p2/5t,p1t)>thSE4otherwise
Trunk tilt (O)
 S1 Y^=3ifat(p81,p11,p1t)>thO4otherwise
 S2 and S3 Y^=3if|ΔHt|>thTI4otherwise