The effect of light manual precision work on shoulder muscles-an EMG analysis

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 177-184

  Sporrong, Håkan ^a   Palmerud, Gunnar ^b,c,d   Kadefors, Roland ^a,b,d,f   Herberts, Peter ^a,e  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Lindholmen Science Park   (Sweden)

^c Electronic Engineering   (Sweden)

^d CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^f CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Manual work; Precision; Shoulder muscles

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOELECTRICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER;

ADULT; ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; REST; SHOULDER; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0031817774     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(97)00032-1     Document Type: Article

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