Ergonomic factors that cause the presence of pain muscle in students of dentistry

Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Diaz Caballero, Antonio José ^a,b,c   Gómez Palencia, Isabel Patricia ^a   Díaz Cárdenas, Shyrley ^a,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE CARTAGENA   (Colombia)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^c North University

^d University of Bolivar

^e Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dental students; Ergonomics; Muscular pain; Postures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL TORSION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLOMBIA; DENTAL STUDENT; DENTISTRY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE REFLEX; MYALGIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALPATION; PERIODONTICS; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; THUMB; TORSION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 78649705715     PISSN: 16984447     EISSN: 16986946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4317/medoral.15.e906     Document Type: Article

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