Biomechanical model predicting electromyographic activity in three shoulder muscles from 3D kinematics and external forces during cleaning work

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 287-295

  Laursen, B ^b   Sogaard K ^a   Sjogaard G ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal disorders; Occupational biomechanics; Three dimensional biomechanics

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MUSCLE; TRANSDUCERS;

BIOMECHANICAL MODELS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATION; CLEANING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFRASPINATUS MUSCLE; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; LABORATORY; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; VIDEORECORDING; WORK;

EID: 0344838576     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(03)00004-4     Document Type: Article

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