The role of muscle activity and mental load in the development of pain and degenerative processes at the muscle cell level during computer work

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 83, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 99-105

  Sjøogaard, Gisela ^a   Lundberg, Ulf ^b   Kadefors, Roland ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MENTAL LOAD; MENTAL STRESS; MORPHOLOGY; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE INJURY; MYALGIA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HUMANS; MENTAL PROCESSES; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN;

EID: 4243710442     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210000285     Document Type: Editorial

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