Ready steady push - A study of the role of arm posture in manual exertions

Ergonomics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 192-216

  Okunribido, Olanrewaju O ^a   Haslegrave, Christine M ^b  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arm posture; Bi manual; Biomechanics; Force; Handle position; Pushing

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOMECHANICS; FORCE MEASUREMENT;

ELECTROGONIOMETER;

ERGONOMICS;

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MUSCLE EXERCISE; TORSION; WORKLOAD; WRIST;

ADULT; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; EXERTION; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE;

EID: 38649096267     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701526374     Document Type: Article

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