Effects of electromyographic and mechanomyographic biofeedback on upper trapezius muscle activity during standardized computer work

Ergonomics

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 921-933

  Madeleine, Pascal ^a   Vedsted, Pernille ^b   Blangsted, Anne Katrine ^b   Sjøgaard, Gisela ^b   Søgaard, Karen ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Feedback; Mechanomyography; Neck shoulder region

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

MECHANOMYOGRAPHY (MMG); NECK-SHOULDER REGION; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

BIOFEEDBACK;

ARTICLE; CLICK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER; COMPUTER MOUSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ADULT; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTERS; DENMARK; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; SHOULDER;

EID: 33745527703     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130600665828     Document Type: Article

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