Effects of arm support on shoulder and arm muscle activity during sedentary work

Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 834-848

  Feng, Yi ^a   Grooten, Wim ^a   Wretenberg, Per ^b   Arborelius, Ulf P ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arm; Arm support; EMG; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCLE;

ARM SUPPORTS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SHOULDER; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; WRIST;

ADULT; ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; SHOULDER;

EID: 0031214332     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401397187829     Document Type: Article

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