Observed differences in upper extremity forces, muscle efforts, postures, velocities and accelerations across computer activities in a field study of office workers

Ergonomics

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 670-681

  Bruno Garza, J L ^a   Eijckelhof, B H W ^b   Johnson, P W ^c   Raina, S M ^a   Rynell, P W ^c   Huysmans, M A ^b   van Dieen J H ^b,d   van der Beek, A J ^b   Blatter, B M ^b,e   Dennerlein, J T ^a,f  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e TNO   (Netherlands)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanics; human computer interaction; office ergonomics; task analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ACTIVITIES; COMPUTER USE; COMPUTER USERS; EXTERNAL ROTATION; FIELD STUDIES; INTERNAL ROTATIONS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; OFFICE WORKERS; TASK ANALYSIS; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

BIOMECHANICS; ERGONOMICS; JOB ANALYSIS; MAMMALS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; VELOCITY;

MUSCLE;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER INTERFACE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRIST;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UPPER EXTREMITY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WRIST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861443759     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2012.657692     Document Type: Article

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