Effect on discomfort of frequency of wrist exertions combined with wrist articulations and forearm rotation

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 492-503

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

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Discomfort; Musculoskeletal disorders; Wrist and forearm postures

Indexed keywords

HAND TOOLS;

DEPENDENT VARIABLES; DISCOMFORT; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; THREE-WAY INTERACTIONS; TWO-WAY INTERACTION; VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALE; WRIST AND FOREARM POSTURES;

ROTATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOOL USE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 77955266574     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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