Fatigue effects on tracking performance and muscle activity

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 410-419

  Huysmans, M A ^a,d   Hoozemans, M J M ^a,d   van der Beek, A J ^b,d   de Looze, M P ^c,d   van Dieen J H ^a,d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

^d Body Work   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accuracy; EMG; Hand arm symptoms; Localized muscle fatigue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRIST;

ADULT; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 43049174948     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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