Digit kinematics during typing with standard and ergonomic keyboard configurations

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 345-355

  Baker, Nancy A ^a   Cham, Rakié ^b   Hale, Erin ^c   Cook, James ^b   Redfern, Mark S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^c PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Motion analysis; Musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremity (MSD UE); Range of motion; Velocity

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; COMPUTER KEYBOARDS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; MOTION CONTROL; VELOCITY;

ANGULAR ACCELERATION; MOTION ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS OF THE UPPER EXTREMITY (MSD-UE); RANGE OF MOTION;

ERGONOMICS;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; FINGER; FINGER JOINT; HUMAN; KEYBOARD; KINEMATICS; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; STANDARD; VELOCITY; WRIST;

EID: 33947162513     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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