Effects of posture, movement and hand load on shoulder muscle activity

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-198

  Antony, Nicholas T ^b   Keir, Peter J ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abduction; EMG; Flexion; Grip force; Hand load; Joint; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFRASPINATUS MUSCLE; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER JOINT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 74849092301     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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