Posture and muscle activity of pregnant women during computer work and effect of an ergonomic desk board attachment

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 313-325

  Dumas, Geneviève A ^a   Upjohn, Tegan R ^a   Delisle, Alain ^b   Charpentier, Karine ^a   Leger, Andrew ^a   Plamondon, André ^b   Salazar, Erik ^b   McGrath, Michael J ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE ROBERT SAUVÉ EN SANTÉ ET EN SÉCURITÉ DU TRAVAIL   (Canada)

^c KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer work; Low back; Muscle activity; Posture; Pregnancy; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER WORK; LOW BACK; MUSCLE ACTIVITY; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; UPPER EXTREMITY;

ERGONOMICS; GAIT ANALYSIS; OBSTETRICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK; PELVIS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TRUNK; WORKPLACE;

EID: 59749102694     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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