Interfering effects of the task demands of grip force and mental processing on isometric shoulder strength and muscle activity

Ergonomics

Volumn 48, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1749-1769

  MacDonell, Christopher W ^a   Keir, Peter J ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grip force; Multitasking; Shoulder moment; Shoulder muscle activity; Stroop test; Task interference

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

GRIP FORCE; SHOULDER MOMENT; SHOULDER MUSCLE ACTIVITY; STROOP TEST; TASK INTERFERENCE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ABDUCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; LOADING TEST; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER GIRDLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTEER; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; COGNITION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SHOULDER;

EID: 30844435896     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130500319757     Document Type: Article

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