Vibrotactile sense and mechanical functional state of the arm and hand among computer users compared with a control group

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 332-340

  Jensen, B R ^a   Pilegaard, M ^b   Momsen, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Computer; Musculoskeletal pain; Neuropathy; Performance; Vibrotactilometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELBOW; ENDURANCE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; EYE HAND COORDINATION; FEMALE; FOREARM; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND; HAND FUNCTION; HAND GRIP; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE FUNCTION; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NERVE COMPRESSION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RADIAL NERVE; SENSORY STIMULATION; SYMPTOM; TACTILE STIMULATION; ULNAR NERVE; VIBRATION; VIBRATION SENSE; WORKING TIME; WRIST;

ADULT; ARM; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MICROCOMPUTERS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TOUCH; VIBRATION;

EID: 0036626610     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-001-0301-5     Document Type: Article

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