The effect of upper-extremity posture on maximum grip strength

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 18, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 423-429

  Kattel, Bheem P ^a   Fredericks, Tycho K ^b   Fernandez, Jeffrey E ^a   Lee, Dong C ^c  

^a Wichita State University   (United States)

^b Parkview Campus   (United States)

^c Dong A University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abduction; Flexion; Grip strength; Neutral posture; Ulnar deviation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BIOMECHANICS; HEALTH HAZARDS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL;

HANDTOOLS; PEAK GRIP STRENGTH; UPPER EXTREMITY POSTURE;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARM; BODY POSTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELBOW; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUSTRY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; WRIST;

EID: 0030561456     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-8141(95)00105-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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