Off-road machine controls: Investigating the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome

Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1887-1903

  Oliver, M ^a   Rickards, J ^a   Biden, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Internal wrist forces; Joysticks; Off road machines; Repetitive strain

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; JOINTS (ANATOMY); OFF ROAD VEHICLES;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURIES;

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DEVICE; ERGONOMICS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MACHINE; MALE; MODEL; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSITION; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WRIST;

EID: 0033733490     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130050174527     Document Type: Article

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