Effect of mental and physical demands on muscular activity during the use of a computer mouse and a keyboard

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 215-221

  Laursen, Bjarne ^a   Jensen, Bente Rona ^a   Garde, Anne Helene ^a   Jørgensen, Anker Helms ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Electromyographic gaps; Electromyography; Forearm; Performance; Repetitive work; Static muscle activity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER;

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; TIME; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

EID: 0036673807     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.668     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms among female office workers: Associations with video display terminal use and occupational psychosocial stressors
2. Job task and psychosocial risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders among newspaper employees
3. Musculoskeletal problems among VDU workers in a Hong Kong bank
4. Visual display unit work and upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders: A review of epidemiological findings
5. Musculoskeletal disorders among visual display terminal workers: Individual, ergonomic, and work organizational factors
6. Upper limb work-related musculoskeletal disorders among newspaper employees: Cross-sectional survey results
7. Computer mouse use and cumulative trauma disorders of the upper extremities
8. Musculoskeletal symptoms among computer-assisted design (CAD) operators and evaluation of a self-assessment questionnaire
9. Observations on the relationship between key strike force and typing speed
10. Pointing movement visually controlled through a video display: Adaptation to scale change
11. Attention-related muscle activity in different body regions during VDU work with minimal physical activity
12. The effect of motivation on shoulder-muscle tension in attention-demanding tasks
13. Task demand as reflected in catecholamine excretion and heart rate
14. Effects of Stroop color-word conflict test on the autonomic nervous system responses
15. Pattern of muscle activity during stereotyped work and its relation to muscle pain
16. Effects of psychophysiological stress on trapezius muscles, blood flow and electromyography during static load
17. Characterization of stress reactions to the stroop color word test
18. Effect of speed and precision demands on human shoulder muscle electromyography during a repetitive task
19. Relationship between reaction time of eye movement and activity of the neck extensors
20. Upper trapezius muscle activity patterns during repetitive manual material handling and work with a computer mouse
21. Mouse versus keyboard use: A comparison of shoulder muscle load
22. Computer mouse or tracpoint - Effects on muscular load and operator experience
23. Electromyographic evaluation of muscular work pattern as a predictor of trapezius myalgia
24. Motor unit substitution in long-duration contractions of the human trapezius muscle
25. Motor unit activity during stereotyped finger tasks and computer mouse work
26. Performance and muscle activity during computer mouse tasks in young and elderly adults