Prediction of forearm muscle activity during gripping

Ergonomics

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1121-1130

  Mogk, Jeremy P M ^a   Keir, Peter J ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

EMG; Ergonomic tool; Grip force; Posture; Prediction; Regression

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BODY POSTURE; ERGONOMIC TOOL; FOREARM MUSCLE ACTIVITY; GRIP FORCE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FINGER; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOREARM; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREDICTION; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUPINE POSITION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VARIANCE; WORKPLACE; WRIST;

FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ONTARIO; POSTURE;

EID: 33748328018     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130600777433     Document Type: Article

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