Effect of horizontal position of the computer keyboard on upper extremity posture and muscular load during computer work

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1419-1432

  Kotani, K ^a,b   Barrero, L H ^b,c   Lee, D L ^b   Dennerlein, J T ^b  

^a KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Computer; Muscular load; Musculoskeletal discomfort; Posture; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER KEYBOARDS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCLE;

ELECTROGONIOMETERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC MOTION ANALYSIS; KEYBOARD POSITION; MUSCOSKELETAL DISCOMFORT; MUSCULAR LOAD;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; KEYBOARD; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NORMAL HUMAN; SHOULDER; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKPLACE; WRIST;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; POSTURE; UPPER EXTREMITY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 34547553068     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701330587     Document Type: Article

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