Trapezius muscle activity, neck and shoulder pain, and subjective experiences during monotonous work in women

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 83, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 235-238

  Sandsjö, Leif ^a   Melin, Bo ^b   Rissén, Dag ^b   Dohns, I ^c   Lundberg, Ulf ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c FHC Work Environment Health Company   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Daily work; EMG gaps; Muscle rest; Pain adaptation; Subjective reactions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EMPLOYEE; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SELF REPORT; SHOULDER PAIN; STIMULATION; STRESS; TENSION; TIME; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECK PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 0034535563     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210000284     Document Type: Article

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