Long-term repeatability of force, endurance time and muscle activity during isometric contractions

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 103-113

  Roe C ^a   Steingrimsdottir O A ^a   Knardahl, S ^a,b   Bakke, E S ^a   Vollestad N K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Musculoskeletal complaints; Office work; Pain; Reliability of measurements

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NECK; NECK PAIN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHOULDER; SHOULDER PAIN; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WRIST;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHOULDER JOINT; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 29244457574     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2005.03.004     Document Type: Article

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