A method to quantify frequency and duration of sustained low-level muscle activity as a risk factor for musculoskeletal discomfort

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 283-294

  Østensvik, Tove ^a   Veiersted, Kaj Bo ^b   Nilsen, Petter ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Borg's CR 10 scale; EMG gaps; Forest machine operators; Methodology; Risk assessment; Static muscle load; Surface EMG; WRUEMSDs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SITTING; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ADULT; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 59149102403     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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