Effect of speed and precision demands on human shoulder muscle electromyography during a repetitive task

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 544-548

  Laursen, B ^a   Jensen, B R ^a   Sjogaard G ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Muscle activity; Repetitive task

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); ELBOW JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 0031757770     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050458     Document Type: Article

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