Gait & Posture
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Pages 500-507 , October 2010

Three-dimensional reaching tasks: Effect of reaching height and width on upper limb kinematics and muscle activity

  • Annelies Vandenberghe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Kinesiology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Tervuursevest 101, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +32 16329100; fax: +32 16329196.
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  • Oron Levin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Kinesiology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Tervuursevest 101, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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  • Joris De Schutter

      Affiliations

    • Division of PMA, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 300B, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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  • Stephan Swinnen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Kinesiology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Tervuursevest 101, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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  • Ilse Jonkers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Kinesiology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Tervuursevest 101, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium

Received 20 January 2010 ,Revised 8 July 2010 ,Accepted 13 July 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.07.009

Gait & Posture
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Pages 500-507 , October 2010

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