Providing training enhances the biomechanical improvements of an alternative computer mouse design

Human Factors

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-55

  Houwink, Annemieke ^a   Oude Hengel, Karen M ^a   Odell, Dan ^b   Dennerlein, Jack T ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MICROSOFT   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Biomechanics; Computer mice; Muscle activity; Posture; Training

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS; ALTERNATIVE INPUT DEVICES; COMPUTER MICE; COMPUTER MOUSE; ELECTROMAGNETIC MOTION; EXTENSOR MUSCLES; FOREARM PRONATION; MAXIMUM VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; MUSCLE ACTIVITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; NEUTRAL POSTURE; POSTURE; RISK FACTORS; SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; TRAINING; VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; STANDARDS;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; WRIST; ARM; BIOENGINEERING; COMPUTER; EDUCATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INJURY; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; EDUCATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 69149088218     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720808329843     Document Type: Article

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