Maximal dynamic grip force and wrist torque: The effects of gender, exertion direction, angular velocity, and wrist angle

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 737-742

  Morse, Jonathan L ^a   Jung, Myung Chul ^a,b   Bashford, Gregory R ^a   Hallbeck, M Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b Ajou University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Angular velocity; Exertion direction; Gender; Grip force; Maximal dynamic force; Wrist angle; Wrist torque

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DISEASES; ERGONOMICS; FORCE CONTROL; TORQUE;

ANGULAR VELOCITY; EXERTION DIRECTION; GENDER; GRIP FORCE; MAXIMAL DYNAMIC FORCE; WRIST ANGLE; WRIST TORQUE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WRIST;

EID: 33745910876     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2005.11.008     Document Type: Article

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