Wrist activity monitor counts are correlated with dynamic but not static assessments of arm elevation exposure made with a triaxial accelerometer

Ergonomics

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 963-970

  Acuna, Miguel ^a   Karduna, Andrew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

accelerometers; exposure; overuse injuries; shoulder

Indexed keywords

ARM ELEVATION; DYNAMIC MOTIONS; DYNAMIC PARAMETERS; EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; FIELD TRIAL; OVERUSE INJURY; SHOULDER INJURY; TRIAXIAL ACCELEROMETER;

ACCELEROMETERS; SHOULDERS (ROAD);

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; SHOULDER; STATISTICAL MODEL; WRIST;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; SHOULDER JOINT; WRIST;

EID: 84864556033     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2012.676672     Document Type: Article

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