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Marker placement to describe the wrist movements during activities of daily living in cyclical tasks

Murgia, A., Kyberd, P. J., Chappell, P. H. and Light, C. M. (2004) Marker placement to describe the wrist movements during activities of daily living in cyclical tasks. Clinical Biomechanics, 19 (3). pp. 248-254. ISSN 0268-0033

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2003.11.012

Abstract/Summary

Objective. To describe the wrist kinematics during movement through free range of motion and activities of daily living using a cyclical task. Design. The wrist angles were initially calculated in a calibration trial and then in two selected activities of daily living (jar opening and carton pouring). Background. Existing studies which describe the wrist movement do not address the specific application of daily activities. Moreover, the data presented from subject to subject may differ simply because of the non-cyclical nature of the upper limbs movements. Methods. The coordinates of external markers attached to bone references on the forearm and dorsal side of the hand were obtained using an optical motion capture system. The wrist angles were derived from free motion trials and successively calculated in four healthy subjects for two specific cyclical daily activities (opening a jar and pouring from a carton). Results. The free motions trial highlighted the interaction between the wrist angles. Both the jar opening and the carton pouring activity showed a repetitive pattern for the three angles within the cycle length. In the jar-opening task, the standard deviation for the whole population was 10.8degrees for flexion-extension, 5.3degrees for radial-ulnar deviation and 10.4degrees for pronation-supination. In the carton-pouring task, the standard deviation for the whole population was 16.0degrees for flexion-extension, 3.4degrees for radial-ulnar deviation and 10.7degrees for pro nation-supination. Conclusion. Wrist kinematics in healthy subjects can be successfully described by the rotations about the axes of marker-defined coordinates systems during free range of motion and daily activities using cyclical tasks.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Science
ID Code:15340
Uncontrolled Keywords:upper limbs kinematics, wrist angles, Euler angles, activities of daily, living, MOTION, ELBOW

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