Influence of psychosocial stress and personality type on the biomechanical loading of neck and shoulder muscles

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 397-405

  Nimbarte, Ashish D ^a   Al Hassan, Mohammed J ^a   Guffey, Steve E ^a   Myers, Warren R ^a  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Musculoskeletal disorders; NASA TLX; Neck; Personality; Psychosocial stress; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL LOADING; BIOMECHANICAL RESPONSE; INDIVIDUAL FACTORS; LOAD INDEX; MENTAL STRESS; MENTAL TASKS; MUSCLE ACTIVATION; MUSCLE LOADING; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; NASA-TLX; NECK; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TRAITS; PERSONALITY TYPES; PHYSICAL DEMAND; SUBJECTIVE WORKLOAD; SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; WORK ENVIRONMENTS; WORK PLACE; WORK-RELATED;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPETITION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCLE; NASA; SHOULDERS (ROAD); STRESS ANALYSIS;

LOADING;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LOADING TEST; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NECK; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84861846846     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: 18728219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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