Effect of trunk rotation and arm position on gross upper extremity adduction strength and muscular activity

Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 512-527

  Amell, T K ^a   Kumar, S ^a   Narayan, Y ^a   Gil Coury, H C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Muscle strength; Shoulder; Upper extremity adduction strength; Work related musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MATERIALS HANDLING; MUSCLE;

ADDUCTION FORCE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; MUSCLE ACTIVITY;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ROTATION; TRUNK;

EID: 0033996476     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401300184387     Document Type: Article

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