The effect of fatigue on trunk muscle activation patterns and spine postures during simulated firefighting tasks

Ergonomics

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1032-1041

  Gregory, Diane E ^a   Narula, Sonia ^a   Howarth, Samuel J ^a   Russell, Caryl ^a   Callaghan, Jack P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

EMG; Ergonomics; Fatigue; Firefighting; Injury; Spine posture

Indexed keywords

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; HEALTH; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; RANGE FINDING; SHRINKAGE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLE; CO CONTRACTION; INTENSE (CO); LOW BACK; MAXIMUM VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION (MVC); MUSCLE ACTIVATION; MUSCULAR ACTIVATION; SPINAL STABILITY; STAIR CLIMBING;

MUSCLE;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIRES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; SPINE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 46249097719     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701813178     Document Type: Article

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