Effect of an on-body ergonomic aid on oxygen consumption during a repetitive lifting task

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-44

  Whitfield, Brett H ^a   Costigan, Patrick A ^a   Stevenson, Joan M ^a   Smallman, Catherine L ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

EMG; Oxygen consumption; Physiological demand; PLAD

Indexed keywords

ASSISTIVE DEVICES; CONTINUOUS LIFTING; EMG; LIFTING TECHNIQUES; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL DEMANDS; PLAD;

ERGONOMICS;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; BACK MUSCLE; BACKACHE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGOMETRY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; LIFTING EFFORT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERSONAL LIFT ASSISTIVE DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RESTING HEART RATE; STANDING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84887794276     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: 18728219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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