Evaluation of a dynamic arm support for seated and standing tasks: A laboratory study of electromyography and subjective feedback

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 520-535

  Odell, Dan ^a   Barr, Alan ^a   Goldberg, Robert ^a   Chung, Jeffrey ^b   Rempel, David ^a  

^a Department of SSHA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Forearm; Muscle load; Shoulder; Support

Indexed keywords

BIOFEEDBACK; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FRICTION; MUSCLE;

DYNAMIC ARM SUPPORT; HAND/ARM TASKS; MUSCLE LOADS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SITTING; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARM INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCOMPUTERS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; POSTURE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33847321980     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130601135508     Document Type: Article

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