A comparison of muscular activity during single and double mouse clicks

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 158-167

  Thorn, Stefan ^a,b   Forsman, Mikael ^a,b   Hallbeck, Susan ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mouse; Doublets; Motor units; Muscle activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; WORKLOAD; ACTION POTENTIAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREARM; METHODOLOGY; MOTONEURON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 23244450497     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-004-1312-1     Document Type: Article

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