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Table 6 Acceleration (°/s2) in different motions during abduction and flexion tasks

From: Studying upper-limb kinematics using inertial sensors: a cross-sectional study

Analytical tasks

Humerus

Scapula

Forearm

Sternum

Motion

Mean (SD)

Min

Max

Motion

Mean (SD)

Min

Max

Motion

Mean (SD)

Min

Max

Motion

Mean (SD)

Min

Max

Abduction

IN-EX

8.6 (1.7)

5.8

11.4

AN–PO

3.7 (1.6)

1.5

6.4

PR-SU

12.6 (2.7)

9.8

17.9

Axial rotation

2.0 (0.6)

1.4

3.5

Flexion

IN-EX

8.7 (2.7)

3.63

12.2

AN–PO

3.1 (1.4)

0.9

5.3

PR-SU

11.3 (2.5)

6.1

14.3

1.9 (0.4)

0.9

2.5

Abduction

AB-AD

19.4 (0.8)

18.11

21.19

PR–RE

7.8 (1.5)

6.0

11.2

elFL–EX

19.8 (0.6)

18.5

20.8

Flex and ext

1.8 (5.6)

0.5

19.7

Flexion

AB-AD

18.5 (0.8)

18.2

20.51

PR–RE

7.9 (1.3)

5.7

10.1

elFL–EX

20.1 (1.0)

18.6

22.0

1.2 (0.5)

0.6

2.4

Abduction

FL-EX

9.19 (1.6)

5.98

11.06

ME-LA

2.9 (1.1)

1.52

5.0

Carrying

9.7 (2.9)

6.3

16.3

Lateral rotation

1.7 (2.7)

0.4

1.7

Flexion

FL-EX

7.0 (1.8)

3.5

10.2

ME-LA

3.7 (1.3)

1.6

6.0

angle

6.4 (2.0)

3.0

8.8

1.3 (0.5)

0.5

2.1