Variability in muscle activity and wrist motion measurements among workers performing non-cyclic work

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-35

  Fethke, Nathan B ^a   Gerr, Fred ^a   Anton, Dan ^b   Cavanaugh, Joseph E ^a   Quickel, Mark T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

electrogoniometry; exposure variability; surface electromyography; upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WRIST; WRIST INJURY;

ADULT; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; WRIST INJURIES; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 84860678148     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2012.634361     Document Type: Article

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