A systematic exploration of distal arm muscle activity and perceived exertion while applying external forces and moments

Ergonomics

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1238-1257

  Greig, Michael ^a   Wells, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

EMG; Grip; Hand strength; Perceived exertion

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY (EMG); EXTERNAL FORCING; GRIP FORCE; MANUAL WORK; MUSCLE ACTIVATION; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; PERCEIVED EXERTION; POWER GRIP; STATIC FORCES; SYSTEMATIC EXPLORATION; WIDE-RANGE;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PINCH STRENGTH; POWER GRIP; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 48249086575     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130802037289     Document Type: Article

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