Thinking becomes a derivative of movements of the hands, eyes, vocal cords, and trunk muscles (remember the thinker's pose).

Because of weakness in the trunk muscles, people with NM are prone to scoliosis, which usually develops in childhood and worsens during puberty.

Monitoring for scoliosis is also important, since weakness of the trunk muscles can lead to deviations in spinal alignment, with resultant compromise of respiratory function.

Expression was mostly seen in trunk muscles, rarely close to the tail, and never in the head (figure 4).

Your lower back, along with the abdominal, hip, and lateral trunk muscles, make up your core.

He has to be able to sit upright in his chair using his trunk muscles, without pulling or pushing himself up using his unaffected arm.

Only use of trunk muscles.

Strong trunk muscles help support your spine to improve your posture.

After you have mastered these simple exercises, your physical therapist can help you find more challenging ways to work on your trunk muscles.

Class 5:Normal function of trunk muscles.