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Table 7 Range of Motion of the spine segments during the various tasks reported in the studies extracted

From: Stereophotogrammetric approaches to multi-segmental kinematics of the thoracolumbar spine: a systematic review

Task

Study

Cohort

Spine Segment

Plane

Angle°

SD°

Walking

Choi et al., [92]

Control

UT/LT

Sagittal

2.3

1.1

Frontal

2.8

1.4

Transverse

2.6

1.8

LT/UL

Sagittal

3.8

1.5

Frontal

2.5

0.4

Transverse

7.9

1.3

UL/LL

Sagittal

3.6

1.3

Frontal

5.6

1.4

Transverse

5.3

1.2

LL/Pelvis

Sagittal

4.8

1.8

Frontal

7.9

1.8

Transverse

5

1.3

Christe et al., [41]

Control

UT/LT

Sagittal

4.45

-

UL/LL

Sagittal

6.55

-

LL/Pelvis

Sagittal

7.97

-

LBP

UT/LT

Sagittal

4.46

-

UL/LL

Sagittal

4.45

-

LL/Pelvis

Sagittal

6.55

-

Crosbie et al., [94]

Control

LT

Sagittal

2.5

1.5

Frontal

7

3

Transverse

4

2.5

Lumbar

Sagittal

3.5

2

Frontal

9

3.5

Transverse

4.5

2

Pelvis

Sagittal

3.5

1.5

Frontal

6

2.5

Transverse

4

2.5

Gombatto et al., [12]

Control

UL

Sagittal

7.9

-

Frontal

2.9

-

Transverse

5.5

-

LL

Sagittal

4.5

-

Frontal

1.8

-

Transverse

2.2

-

LBP

UL

Sagittal

5.8

-

Frontal

2.7

-

Transverse

4.7

-

LL

Sagittal

4.5

-

Frontal

2

-

Transverse

3.7

-

Holewijn et al., [49]

AIS

Proximal Spine

Sagittal

5.5

2.7

Frontal

8.3

2.9

Transverse

12.2

4

Distal Spine

Sagittal

8

0.3

Frontal

8.2

3.4

Transverse

13.5

1.7

Konz et al., [53]

Control

Thoracic

Sagittal

5.7

0.9

Frontal

7.1

2.4

Transverse

8.7

2.5

Lumbar

Sagittal

6.8

1.4

Frontal

10.8

2.4

Transverse

11.5

1.3

AIS

Thoracic

Sagittal

7.1

2.4

Frontal

8.7

2.5

Transverse

6.8

1.4

Lumbar

Sagittal

10.8

2.4

Frontal

11.5

1.3

Transverse

4.1

0.9

Leardini et al., [23]

Control

Thoracic

Sagittal

4.2

4.7

Frontal

5.1

2.1

Transverse

8.3

3.1

Muller et al., [57]

Control

UT

Sagittal

5.8

2.6

Frontal

3.8

0.9

Transverse

12.8

2.9

LT

Sagittal

6.9

1.5

Frontal

3.8

1.1

Transverse

12.6

3.3

Lumbar

Sagittal

6

1.2

Frontal

3.4

1.1

Transverse

13.9

3.4

Needham et al., [26]

Control

UT

Sagittal

2.21

0.83

Frontal

5.6

1.93

Transverse

11.34

4.68

LT

Sagittal

3.74

1.74

Frontal

5.54

2.43

Transverse

5.5

1.56

Lumbar

Sagittal

3.22

0.63

Frontal

6.5

2.11

Transverse

7.39

2

Ryan and Bruno, [69]

Control

UL

Sagittal

4

0.9

Frontal

3.15

0.5

Transverse

8.3

1.4

LL

Sagittal

5.1

1.1

Frontal

4.27

0.54

Transverse

9.9

1.3

Schmid et al., [46]

Control

Thoracic

Sagittal

4

1.6

Frontal

4.3

1.6

Transverse

7.3

2.7

Lumbar

Sagittal

4.3

1.3

Frontal

5.2

1.9

Transverse

9.3

3.3

AIS

Thoracic

Sagittal

4.8

1

Frontal

3.7

1.4

Transverse

6.7

1.7

Lumbar

Sagittal

4.3

0.9

Frontal

7.1

2.4

Transverse

10.6

3.6

Forward Bending

Ghasemi et al., [86]

Control

Trunk

Sagittal

125

-

Lumbar

Sagittal

45

-

Pelvis

Sagittal

50

-

Obese

Trunk

Sagittal

118

-

Lumbar

Sagittal

45

-

Pelvis

Sagittal

55

-

Marich et al., [104]

Control

Lumbar

Sagittal

33.8

7.1

LBP

Lumbar

Sagittal

35.1

9.3

Seerden et al., [39]

Control

UT

Sagittal

12.4

5.4

MUT

Sagittal

4.7

3

LT

Sagittal

8.7

3.8

UL

Sagittal

18.6

6.5

LL

Sagittal

28

8.6

Wilk et al., [83]

Control

Thoracic

Sagittal

25

10

Lumbar

Sagittal

63

10

Fused Spine

Thoracic

Sagittal

18

10

Lumbar

Sagittal

57

12

Seated Bending

Breloff et al., [89]

Control

UL/LT

Sagittal

10.53

10.16

LL/UL

Sagittal

11.93

7.56

LL/Sacrum

Sagittal

18.31

8.52

Hidalgo et al., [16]

Control

UT

Sagittal

122.4

15.2

LT

Sagittal

110.4

14.1

UL

Sagittal

81.9

15.9

LL

Sagittal

73.1

15.8

LBP

UT

Sagittal

100.1

22

LT

Sagittal

85.4

20.4

UL

Sagittal

60.9

16.8

LL

Sagittal

53.8

16.3

Rouhani et al., 2015 [66]

Control

LT/UL

Sagittal

7.5

-

Frontal

1.8

-

Transverse

2.2

-

UL/LL

Sagittal

15.1

-

Frontal

1.8

-

Transverse

2.2

-

Lateral Bending

Ghasemi et al., [86]

Control

Trunk

Frontal

50

-

Lumbar

Frontal

88

-

Pelvis

Frontal

72

-

Obese

Trunk

Frontal

55

-

Lumbar

Frontal

95

-

Pelvis

Frontal

62

-

Seerden et al., [39]

Control

UT

Frontal

6.9

3.1

MUT

Frontal

7.2

3.5

LT

Frontal

9.1

4.6

UL

Frontal

10.1

4.2

LL

Frontal

10.3

5.3

Wilk et al., [83]

Control

Thoracic

Frontal

56

10

Lumbar

Frontal

52

10

Fused Spine

Thoracic

Frontal

32

14

Lumbar

Frontal

42

8

Axial Rotation

Ghasemi et al., [86]

Control

Trunk

Transverse

88

-

Lumbar

Transverse

72

-

Pelvis

Transverse

30

-

Obese

Trunk

Transverse

95

-

Lumbar

Transverse

62

-

Pelvis

Transverse

30

-

Seerden et al., [39]

Control

UT

Transverse

9.6

6

MUT

Transverse

11.3

6.5

LT

Transverse

15.3

10.3

UL

Transverse

7.4

5.2

LL

Transverse

7.9

4.3

Sugaya et al., [96]

Control

UT

Transverse

39

8

MUT

Transverse

35

7

MLT

Transverse

27

6

LT

Transverse

18

4

UL

Transverse

11

3

LL

Transverse

6

2

Stand-to-sit

Al Eisa et al., [40]

Control

Thoracic

Frontal

37.1

9

Transverse

43.4

11.4

Lumbar

Frontal

17

8.2

Transverse

32.3

8

Hemming, [43]

Control

UT

Sagittal

22.5

7.8

LT

Sagittal

20.6

7.4

UL

Sagittal

10.7

10.9

LL

Sagittal

9.9

11.2

Sit-to-Stand

Al Eisa et al., [40]

Control

Thoracic

Frontal

26

7.6

Transverse

39.9

14.2

Lumbar

Frontal

20.4

7.9

Transverse

34.8

9.7

Christe et al., [13]

Control

UT/LT

Sagittal

5.7

-

UL/LL

Sagittal

10.3

-

LL/Pelvis

Sagittal

21.8

-

LBP

UT/LT

Sagittal

3.3

-

UL/LL

Sagittal

5.7

-

LL/Pelvis

Sagittal

10.3

-

Hemming, [43]

Control

UT

Sagittal

20.6

7.4

LT

Sagittal

10.7

10.9

UL

Sagittal

9.9

11.2

LL

Sagittal

-6.3

7.6

Object Pickup

Marich et al., [104]

Control

Lumbar

Sagittal

21.3

4.7

LBP

Lumbar

Sagittal

24.9

7.2

Stoll et al., [77]

Control

UT

Sagittal

103.8

14.7

Frontal

5

18

Transverse

56.4

13.77

LT

Sagittal

110.5

18

Frontal

23.3

9.4

Transverse

33.1

10.3

Lumbar

Sagittal

84.33

15.7

Frontal

22.5

7.1

Transverse

30

7.86