Effects of experimentally induced mental and physical stress on motor unit recruitment in the trapezius muscle

Work and Stress

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 166-178

  Lundberg, Ulf ^a   Forsman, Mikael ^a   Zachau, Gunilla ^a   Eklöf, Mats ^a   Palmerud, Gunnar ^a   Melin, Bo ^a   Kadefors, Roland ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

EMG; Heart rate; Mental stress; Motor unit activity; Muscle activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL STRESS; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; STANDARDIZATION; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

EID: 0036545025     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678370210136699     Document Type: Conference Paper

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