The effects of lumbar massage on muscle fatigue, muscle oxygenation, low back discomfort, and driver performance during prolonged driving

Ergonomics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-44

  Durkin, J L ^a   Harvey, A ^a   Hughson, R L ^a   Callaghan, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discomfort; Driving; Massage; Muscle fatigue; Spine

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

LUMBAR MASSAGE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE OXYGENATION;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CAR DRIVING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRIVER; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEISURE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MASSAGE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SITTING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TISSUE OXYGENATION;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MASSAGE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; SPINE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 30844446235     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130500356882     Document Type: Article

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