Guidelines for wrist posture based on carpal tunnel pressure thresholds

Human Factors

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 88-99

  Keir, Peter J ^a   Bach, Joel M ^b   Hudes, Mark ^c   Rempel, David M ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY;

CARPAL TUNNEL PRESSURE THRESHOLDS; RADIAL DEVIATION; WORK GUIDELINES; WRIST POSTURES;

JOB ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HAND; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; RADIUS; RISK FACTOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; ULNA; WRIST;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; PRESSURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 33846606797     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/001872007779598127     Document Type: Article

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