Mechanical performance and electromyography during repeated maximal isokinetic shoulder forward flexions in female cleaners with and without myalgia of the trapezius muscle and in healthy controls

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 83, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 257-267

  Larsson, B ^a   Bjork J ^a   Elert, J ^b   Gerdle, B ^b,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Rehabilitation Medicine   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Endurance and strength; Myalgia; Trapezius muscle; Women cleaners

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYALGIA; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERCEPTION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRENGTH; TEACHER; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SHOULDER; SHOULDER PAIN; TORQUE;

EID: 0034529760     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210000292     Document Type: Article

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