Task rotation effects on upper extremity and back muscle activity

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 814-819

  Keir, Peter J ^a   Sanei, Kia ^a   Holmes, Michael W R ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Lifting; Task rotation

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCLE;

BACK MUSCLES; ERECTOR SPINAE; ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLES; LIFTING; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; MUSCULAR FATIGUES; ROTATION EFFECT; UPPER EXTREMITY;

ROTATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 79960267450     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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