Effects of combined wrist flexion/extension and forearm rotation and two levels of relative force on discomfort

Ergonomics

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1265-1275

  Khan, Abid Ali ^a   O'Sullivan, Leonard ^b   Gallwey, Timothy ^b  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Discomfort; Musculoskeletal disorders; Wrist and forearm postures

Indexed keywords

DISCOMFORT; FOREARM PRONATION; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; MAXIMUM VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES; REGRESSION EQUATION; RISK FACTORS; TWO-WAY INTERACTION; UPPER LIMBS; WRIST AND FOREARM POSTURES; WRIST FLEXION; WRIST POSTURE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; ROM; ROTATION;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; FOREARM; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; INDUSTRY; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; RANGE OF MOTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROTATION; WRIST;

ADULT; FOREARM; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; WRIST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350124048     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130903040208     Document Type: Article

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