Cervical erector spinae and upper trapezius muscle activity in children using different information technologies

Physiotherapy

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 119-126

  Greig, Alison M ^a   Straker, Leon M ^a   Briggs, Andrew M ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Information technology (IT); Musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BOOK; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

EID: 33748032098     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2004.10.004     Document Type: Article

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