Prolonged writing task: Comparison of electromyographic analysis of upper trapezius muscle in subjects with or without neck pain

Clinica Terapeutica

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-33

  Leonard, Joseph H ^a   Kok, K S ^b   Ayiesha, R ^a   Das, S ^c   Roslizawati, N ^a   Vikram, M ^d   Baharudin, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Hospital Glen Eagles   (Malaysia)

^c Faculty of Science   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Action; Electromyography; Muscle; Neck pain; Study; Trapezius; Writing task

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; WRITING;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ARM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHOULDER; WRITING;

EID: 77950247262     PISSN: 00099074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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