The effects of angled positions of computer display screen on muscle activities of the neck-shoulder stabilizers

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-17

  Szeto, Grace P Y ^a   Sham, Keith S W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Computer use; Display screen; Electromyography; Office ergonomics; Trapezius; Work related musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MUSCLE;

COMPUTER USE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; OFFICE ERGONOMICS; TRAPEZIUS; WORK RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS;

DISPLAY DEVICES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; CERVICAL ERECTUS SPINAE; COMPUTER TERMINAL; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; UPPER TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

EID: 37549031758     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2007.07.014     Document Type: Article

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