The effect of Video Display Terminal (VDT) mouse use on muscle contractions in the neck and forearm

Work

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-116

  Baker, Nancy A ^a,b   Jacobs, Karen ^a   Trombly, Catherine ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer peripherals; Cumulative trauma disorder; Electromyography; Posture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK INJURY; NECK MUSCLE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT;

EID: 0032981152     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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