Changes in upper extremity biomechanics across different mouse positions in a computer workstation

Ergonomics

Volumn 49, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1456-1469

  Dennerlein, Jack T ^a   Johnson, Peter W ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mouse; Upper extremity biomechanics; Workstation design

Indexed keywords

ELECTROGONIOMETERS; INCLINOMETERS; WORKSTATION DESIGN;

COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; MICE (COMPUTER PERIPHERALS); MUSCLE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRIST;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; UNITED STATES; UPPER EXTREMITY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WRIST;

EID: 33749547152     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130600811620     Document Type: Article

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