Effect of cold immersion on grip force, EMG, and thermal discomfort

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-121

  Chi, Chia Fen ^a   Shih, Yuh Chuan ^b   Chen, Wen Lin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

EMG; Psychological adaptation; Skin temperature; Structural equation modeling (SEM)

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRICS; COLD WATERS; COMMON PROBLEMS; EMG; GRIP FORCE; HUMAN FOREARMS; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEMPERATURES; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS; TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS; WARM WATER;

ERGONOMICS;

WATER TANKS;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HEAT SENSATION; HEAT TOLERANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PINCH STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPERATURE SENSE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER IMMERSION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84855929865     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: 18728219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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