Effects of upper arm articulations on shoulder-arm discomfort profile in a pronation task

Occupational Ergonomics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 169-181

  Mukhopadhyay, Prabir ^a   O'Sullivan, Leonard W ^b   Gallwey, T J ^b  

^a National Institute of Design India   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Discomfort; Humeral rotation; Musculoskeletal disorders; Pronation; Supination; Torque MVC

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549126029     PISSN: 13599364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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