Mental stress and trapezius muscle activation under psychomotor challenge: A focus on EMG gaps during computer work

Psychophysiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 356-365

  Schleifer, Lawrence M ^c   Spalding, Thomas W ^a,c   Kerick, Scott E ^b,c   Cram, Jeffrey R ^d   Ley, Ronald ^e   Hatfield, Bradley D ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d Sierra Health Institute   (United States)

^e STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Breathing; EMG; Hyperventilation; Mental stress; Musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; ELECTROMYOGRAM; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERVENTILATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; SELF REPORT; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

EID: 41849118082     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2008.00645.x     Document Type: Article

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