Testing the efficacy of an ergonomic lifting aid at diminishing muscular fatigue in women over a prolonged period of lifting

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 121-126

  Godwin, Alison A ^a   Stevenson, Joan M ^b   Agnew, Michael J ^c   Twiddy, Alexis L ^b   Abdoli Eramaki, Mohammad ^d   Lotz, Christy A ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c State University   (United States)

^d RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Fatigue; Gender differences; Lifting aid; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC ELEMENTS; ENDURANCE TESTS; EXTENSION MOMENTS; FATIGUE; GENDER DIFFERENCES; LIFT ASSISTS; LIFTING AID; LUMBAR SPINE; MANUAL MATERIALS HANDLINGS; MEDIAN FREQUENCIES; MUSCULAR EFFORTS; MUSCULAR FATIGUES; SEVERAL MEASURES;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MATERIALS HANDLING; NANOSENSORS; PLANT LAYOUT; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; TRUCKS;

FATIGUE TESTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFTING EFFORT; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 58049148655     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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