The effects of neck-shoulder pain development on sensory-motor interactions among female workers in the poultry and fish industries. A prospective study

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-49

  Madeleine, Pascal ^a   Lundager, Birthe ^b   Voigt, Michael ^a   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Movement co ordination; Muscle synergy; Neck shoulder region; Work related musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; FISH; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOINT MOBILITY; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PAIN THRESHOLD; POULTRY; PRESSURE SENSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SHOULDER PAIN; SIMULATION; TRUNK; WORKLOAD; BIOENGINEERING; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; NECK PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER PAIN; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037945140     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-002-0375-8     Document Type: Article

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