Significance of mat and shoe softness during prolonged work in upright position: Based on measurements of low back muscle EMG, foot volume changes, discomfort and ground force reactions

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 217-224

  Hansen, Lone ^b   Winkel, Jørgen ^a   Jørgensen, Kurt ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Discomfort; Electromyography; Foot swelling; Oedema prevention; Paraspinal muscle fatigue

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE;

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; EDEMA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FOOT; GRAVITY; HEART RATE; HEEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG; LUMBAR SPINE; MONITORING; MUSCLE FATIGUE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SHOE; SITTING; STANDING; VOLUMETRY; WALKING;

EID: 0032102321     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(97)00062-8     Document Type: Article

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