Effects of grip type and wrist posture on forearm EMG activity, endurance time and movement accuracy

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 91-99

  Finneran, Aoife ^a   O'Sullivan, Leonard ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Grip type; Musculoskeletal disorders; Performance; Precision; Wrist posture

Indexed keywords

GRIP TYPE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; PERFORMANCE; PRECISION; WRIST POSTURE;

CHUCKS; DISEASES; INDUSTRY; LOADING;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; POWER GRIP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRIST; WRIST POSTURE;

EID: 84871366387     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: 18728219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2012.11.012     Document Type: Article

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