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Table 3 Changes from the neutral position during asymmetrical load: postural effects in horizontal and frontal planes. The results are presented according to the sign convention used in table 2.

From: Postural effects of symmetrical and asymmetrical loads on the spines of schoolchildren

 

Right (no. = 27)

Left (no. = 4)

Trunk rotation

-4.4 ± 5.1 *

4.3 ± 1.8 *

Shoulder asymmetry

-24.6 ± 17.5 *

24.5 ± 28.6

Frontal plumbline

-30.6 ± 14.4 *

39.2 ± 41.2

  1. *, Statistically significant difference vs neutral position.