Measurements of shoulder adduction strength in different postures

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 195-206

  Gil Coury, Helenice Jane Cote ^b   Kumar, Shrawan ^a   Rodgher, Solange ^b   Narayan, Yogesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cumulative trauma disorders; Musculoskeletal disorders; Shoulder adduction; Strength measurement

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ERGONOMICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; SHOULDER ADDUCTION;

ANTHROPOMETRY;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYALGIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SHOULDER GIRDLE;

EID: 0032171351     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(97)00015-2     Document Type: Article

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