A study of forearm muscle activity and wrist kinematics in symptomatic office workers performing mouse-clicking tasks with different precision and speed demands

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-66

  Szeto, Grace P Y ^a   Lin, Joseph K M ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Computer; Electromyography; Motor control; Mouse; Work related musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR CARPI RADIALIS MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR CARPI ULNARIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYALGIA; OFFICE WORKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WRIST;

EID: 78651066499     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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