Development of fatigue and discomfort in the upper trapezius muscle during light manual work

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-177

  Bosch, T ^a   de Looze, M P ^a   van Dieen J H ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MUSCLE; OPTIMIZATION;

FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; POWER FREQUENCY; TASK DESIGN;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIFTING EFFORT; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; INDUSTRY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SHOULDER; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SHOULDER; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34249736322     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130600900282     Document Type: Article

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