Changes in the amount and structure of motor variability during a deboning process are associated with work experience and neck-shoulder discomfort

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 887-894

  Madeleine, P ^a   Madsen, T M T ^a  

^a Center of Sensory Motor Interaction   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Compensatory mechanisms; Nonlinear analysis; Variation

Indexed keywords

NONLINEAR ANALYSIS;

APPROXIMATE ENTROPY; COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; CORRELATION DIMENSIONS; LEARNING EFFECTS; STANDARD DEVIATION; VARIATION; VERTICAL DIRECTION; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ENTROPY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB STRESS; MALE; MEAT INDUSTRY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); WORK EXPERIENCE; BIOENGINEERING; BODY POSTURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NECK INJURIES; NECK PAIN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SHOULDER PAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEAT-PACKING INDUSTRY; MOTOR SKILLS; NECK INJURIES; NECK PAIN; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTURE; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 67349221754     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

References (49)

1. Arvidsson I., Hansson G.A., Mathiassen S.E., and Skerfving S. Neck postures in air traffic controllers with and without neck/shoulder disorders. Appl. Ergon. 39 (2008) 255-260
2. Birch L., Arendt-Nielsen L., Graven-Nielsen T., and Christensen H. An investigation of how acute muscle pain modulates performance during computer work with digitizer and puck. Appl. Ergon. 32 (2001) 281-286
3. Broderick M.P., and Newell K.M. Coordination patterns in ball bouncing as a function of skill. J. Mot. Behav. 31 (1999) 165-188
4. Buzzi U.H., Stergiou N., Kurz M.J., Hageman P.A., and Heidel J. Nonlinear dynamics indicates aging affects variability during gait. Clin. Biomech. 18 (2003) 435-443
5. Côté J.N., Raymond D., Mathieu P.A., Feldman A.G., and Levin M.F. Differences in multi-joint kinematic patterns of repetitive hammering in healthy, fatigued and shoulder-injured individuals. Clin. Biomech. 20 (2005) 581-590
6. Dempsey P.G., and McGorry R.W. Investigation of a pork shoulder deboning operation. J. Occup. Environ. Hyg. 1 (2004) 167-172
7. Diks C. Estimating invariants of noisy attractors. Phys. Rev. E 53 (1996) R4263-R4266
8. Frost P., Andersen J.H., and Nielsen V.K. Occurrence of carpal tunnel syndrome among slaughterhouse workers. Scand. J. Work Environ. Health 24 (1998) 285-292
9. Georgoulis A.D., Moraiti C., Ristanis S., and Stergiou N. A novel approach to measure variability in the anterior cruciate ligament deficient knee during walking: the use of the approximate entropy in orthopaedics. J. Clin. Monit. Comput. 20 (2006) 11-18
10. Granata K.P., Marras W.S., and Davis K.G. Variation in spinal load and trunk dynamics during repeated lifting exertions. Clin. Biomech. 14 (1999) 367-375
11. Grant K.A., and Habes D.J. An electromyographic study of strength and upper extremity muscle activity in simulated meat cutting tasks. Appl. Ergon. 28 (1997) 129-137
12. Grassberger P., and Procaccia I. Characterization of strange attractors. Phys. Rev. Lett. 50 (1983) 346-349
13. Hakkanen M., Viikari-Juntura E., and Martikainen R. Job experience, work load, and risk of musculoskeletal disorders. Occup. Environ. Med. 58 (2001) 129-135
14. Harbourne R.T., and Stergiou N. Nonlinear analysis of the development of sitting postural control. Dev. Psychobiol. 42 (2003) 368-377
15. Juul-Kristensen B., Fallentin N., Hansson G.-A., Madeleine P., Andersen J., and Ekdal C. Force demands during manual and mechanical deboning of poultry estimated by electromyography, force transducer, observation method and electrogoniometer. Int. J. Ind. Ergon. 29 (2002) 107-115
16. Kargo W.J., and Nitz D.A. Early skill learning is expressed through selection and tuning of cortically represented muscle synergies. J. Neurosci. 23 (2003) 11255-11269
17. Kilbom A., and Persson J. Work technique and its consequences for musculoskeletal disorders. Ergonomics 30 (1987) 273-279
18. Kuorinka I., Jonsson B., Kilbom A., Vinterberg H., Bieringsorensen F., Andersson G., and Jorgensen K. Standardized Nordic questionnaires for the analysis of musculoskeletal symptoms. Appl. Ergon. 18 (1987) 233-237
19. Kuusela T.A., Jartti T.T., Tahvanainen K.U.O., and Kaila T.J. Nonlinear methods of biosignal analysis in assessing terbutaline-induced heart rate and blood pressure changes. Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol. 282 (2002) 773-783
20. Lake D.E., Richman J.S., Griffin M.P., and Moorman J.R. Sample entropy analysis of neonatal heart rate variability. Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol. 283 (2002) R789-R797
21. Latash M.L., and Anson J.G. Synergies in health and disease: relations to adaptive changes in motor coordination. Phys. Ther. 86 (2006) 1151-1160
22. Madeleine P., Lundager B., Voigt M., and Arendt-Nielsen L. Shoulder muscle co-ordination during chronic and acute experimental neck-shoulder pain. An occupational study. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. 79 (1999) 127-140
23. Madeleine P., Lundager B., Voigt M., and Arendt-Nielsen L. Standardized low-load repetitive work: evidence of different motor control strategies between experienced workers and a reference group. Appl. Ergon. 34 (2003) 533-542
24. Madeleine P., Lundager B., Voigt M., and Arendt-Nielsen L. The effects of neck-shoulder pain development on sensory-motor interaction among female workers in poultry and fish industries. A prospective study. Int. Arch. Occup. Environ. Health 76 (2003) 39-49
25. Madeleine P., Mathiassen S.E., and Arendt-Nielsen L. Changes in the amount of motor variability associated with experimental and chronic neck-shoulder pain during a standardised repetitive arm movement. Exp. Brain Res. 185 (2008) 689-698
26. Madeleine P., Voigt M., and Mathiassen S.E. The size of cycle-to-cycle variability in biomechanical exposure among butchers performing a standardised cutting task. Ergonomics 51 (2008) 1078-1095
27. Madeleine P., Voigt M., and Arendt-Nielsen L. Subjective, physiological and biomechanical responses to prolonged manual work performed standing on hard and soft surfaces. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. 77 (1998) 1-9
28. Magnusson M., Ortengren R., Andersson G.B.J., Petersen I., and Sabel B. An ergonomic study of work methods and physical disorders among professional butchers. Appl. Ergon. 18 (1987) 43-50
29. Marklin R.W., and Monroe J.F. Quantitative biomechanical analysis of wrist motion in bone-trimming jobs in the meat packing industry. Ergonomics 41 (1998) 227-237
30. Mathiassen S.E. Diversity and variation in biomechanical exposure: what is it, and why would we like to know?. Appl. Ergon. 37 (2006) 419-427
31. Mathiassen S.E., Moller T., and Forsman M. Variability in mechanical exposure within and between individuals performing a highly constrained industrial work task. Ergonomics 46 (2003) 800-824
32. McGorry R.W., Dempsey P.G., and O'Brien N.V. The effect of workstation and task variables on forces applied during simulated meat cutting. Ergonomics 47 (2004) 1640-1656
33. Moller T., Mathiassen S.E., Franzon H., and Kihlberg S. Job enlargement and mechanical exposure variability in cyclic assembly work. Ergonomics 47 (2004) 19-40
34. Moseley G.L., and Hodges P.W. Reduced variability of postural strategy prevents normalization of motor changes induced by back pain: a risk factor for chronic trouble?. Behav. Neurosci. 120 (2006) 474-476
35. Newell K.M., and Corcos D.M. Variability and Motor Control (1993), Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL
36. Parakkat J., Yang G., Chany A.M., Burr D., and Marras W.S. The influence of lift frequency, lift duration and work experience on discomfort reporting. Ergonomics 50 (2007) 396-409
37. Piedrahita H., Oksa J., Malm C., Sormunen E., and Rintamäki H. Effects of cooling and clothing on vertical trajectories of the upper arm and muscle functions during repetitive light work. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. 104 (2008) 183-191
38. Pincus S.M. Approximate entropy as a measure of system-complexity. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88 (1991) 2297-2301
39. Pincus S.M., and Goldberger A.L. Physiological time-series analysis - what does regularity quantify. Am. J. Physiol. 266 (1994) 1643-1656
40. Punnett L., and Wegman D.H. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders: the epidemiologic evidence and the debate. J. Electromyogr. Kinesiol. 14 (2004) 13-23
41. Richman J.S., and Moorman J.R. Physiological time-series analysis using approximate entropy and sample entropy. Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol. 278 (2000) 2039-2049
42. Slifkin A.B., and Newell K.M. Noise, information transmission, and force variability. J. Exp. Psychol. Hum. Percept. Perform. 25 (1999) 837-851
43. Small M. Applied Nonlinear Time Series Analysis: Applications in Physics, Physiology and Finance (2005), World Scientific Publishing, Singapore
44. Sommerich C.M., Mc Glothin J., and Marras W.S. Occupational risk factors associated with soft tissue disorders of the shoulder: a review of recent investigations in the literature. Ergonomics 36 (1993) 697-717
45. Stergiou N. Innovative Analysis of Human Movement (2004), Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL
46. Szeto G.P.Y., Straker L., and Raine S. A field comparison of neck and shoulder postures in symptomatic and asymptomatic office workers. Appl. Ergon. 33 (2002) 75-84
47. Vaillancourt D.E., and Newell K.M. Changing complexity in human behavior and physiology through aging and disease. Neurobiol. Aging 23 (2002) 1-11
48. Vaillancourt D.E., and Newell K.M. The dynamics of resting and postural tremor in Parkinson's disease. Clin. Neurophysiol. 111 (2000) 2046-2056
49. Viikari-Juntura E., Kurppa K., Kuosma E., Huuskonen M., Kuorinka I., Ketola R., and Konni U. Prevalence of epicondylitis and elbow pain in the meat-processing industry. Scand. J. Work Environ. Health 17 (1991) 38-45