Table 1 Mean and (SD) of stroke characteristics
From: Load emphasizes muscle effort minimization during selection of arm movement direction
| Â | Dominant arm | Nondominant arm | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | No load | With load | No load | With load |
Stroke number* | 21.2 (2.1) | 21.1 (2.3) | 19.8 (2.4) | 19.7 (1.9) |
Stroke rate (s -1 )* | 1.4 (0.14) | 1.4 (0.16) | 1.3 (0.16) | 1.3 (0.13) |
Stroke length (cm) ** | 15.2 (0.80) | 15.4 (0.83) | 15.3 (0.80) | 15.5 (0.87) |
Stroke curvature* | 0.040 (0.008) | 0.039 (0.005) | 0.049 (0.01) | 0.045 (0.007) |