EMG trapezius muscle activity pattern in string players: Part I - Is there variability in the playing technique?

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 347-356

  Fjellman Wiklund, Anncristine ^a   Grip, Helena ^b   Karlsson, Jan Stefan ^b   Sundelin, Gunnevi ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Exposure variation analysis; Musculoskeletal; Musician

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCLE; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS;

MUSCLE ACTIVITY; STRING MUSICIANS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSICIAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

EID: 1242286938     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2003.10.007     Document Type: Article

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