Wrist discomfort levels for combined movements at constant force and repetition rate

Ergonomics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 171-186

  Carey, Eilís J ^a   Gallwey, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

ROM; Combined deviations; Isodiscomfort contours; Mathematical functions; Repetitive wrist flexion

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

NEUTRAL WRIST POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION (ROM); STANDARDIZED DISCOMFORT LEVELS (SDL); WRIST DISCOMFORT LEVELS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WRIST DISEASE;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; PRESSURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RESEARCH DESIGN; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 12544249756     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130410001714760     Document Type: Article

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