Forearm extensor and flexor muscle exertion during simulated gripping work - An electromyographic study

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-43

  Hagg G M ^a   Milerad, E ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b Kronan Pain Clinic   (Sweden)

Author keywords

EMG; Fatigue; Forearm; Lateral epicondylitis

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; PERSONNEL; TENDONS;

FOREARM EXTENSORS; FOREARM FLEXORS; INTERMITTENT GRIPPING WORK; LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS; MUSCLE EXERTION;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOREARM; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 0343196698     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(96)00049-6     Document Type: Article

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