Motor variability in occupational health and performance

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 979-993

  Srinivasan, Divya ^a   Mathiassen, Svend Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Exposure variability; Kinematics; Repetitive work; Variation; Work related musculo skeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

EXPOSURE VARIABILITY; INDUSTRIAL CONTEXT; INTRINSIC VARIABILITIES; JOB ROTATION; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR SYSTEMS; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; MUSCULO-SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; NATURAL VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REPETITIVE WORKS; RISK FACTORS; VARIATION;

BIOMECHANICS; KINEMATICS;

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE;

BODY POSTURE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SKILL; TRAINING;

BIOMECHANICS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN; POSTURE; SPORTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84869492097     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: 18791271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.08.007     Document Type: Review

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