Wrist strength is dependent on simultaneous power grip intensity

Ergonomics

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1594-1605

  Seo, Na Jin ^a   Armstrong, Thomas J ^a   Ashton Miller, James ^a   Chaffin, Don ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Grip force; Hand biomechanics; Wrist biomechanics; Wrist flexion extension; Wrist moment

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE;

FLEXOR TENDONS; GRIP FORCE; HAND BIOMECHANICS; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; MAXIMUM VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION; POWER GRIP; STRENGTH VALUES; WRIST BIOMECHANICS; WRIST FLEXION; WRIST FLEXION-EXTENSION; WRIST MOMENT;

TENDONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; POWER GRIP; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRIST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WRIST JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52649172711     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130802216925     Document Type: Article

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