Methodological variance associated with normalization of occupational upper trapezius EMG using sub-maximal reference contractions

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 416-427

  Jackson, Jennie A ^a,b,c   Mathiassen, Svend Erik ^b   Dempsey, Patrick G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^c LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assembly work; Exposure variability; Trapezius EMG; Variance components

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDIZATION; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62649167005     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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