The effect of upper extremity support on upper extremity posture and muscle activity during keyboard use

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 285-292

  Cook, Catherine ^a   Burgess Limerick, Robin ^b   Papalia, Shona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer keyboard; Forearm support; Musculoskeletal symptoms; Wrist rest

Indexed keywords

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SUPPORTS; WORD PROCESSING;

FOREARM SUPPORT; MUSCLE ACTIVITY; POSTURES;

COMPUTER KEYBOARDS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK; NORMAL HUMAN; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUE; SHOULDER; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; VIDEORECORDER; WRIST;

EID: 2442501703     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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