Effect of a splint on measures of sustained grip exertion under different forearm and wrist postures

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 293-299

  Shih, Yuh Chuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Grip; Maximal volitional contraction; Maximum acceptable sustained time; Splint; Wrist and forearm postures

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; JOINT PROSTHESES; JOINTS (ANATOMY);

FOREARMS; GRIPPING; MAXIMAL VOLITIONAL CONTRACTION (MVC); NORMALIZED EXERTION LEVEL (MEL);

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOREARM; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSITION; SHOULDER; SPLINT; WRIST;

EID: 18144402816     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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