Evaluation of document location during computer use in terms of neck muscle activity and neck movement

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 767-772

  Goostrey, Sonya ^a   Treleaven, Julia ^a   Johnston, Venerina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer; Document holder; Muscle activity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERS; LOCATION;

COMPUTER SCREENS; COMPUTER USE; DOCUMENT HOLDER; HEAD MOVEMENTS; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; NECK MUSCLES; OPTIMAL LOCATIONS; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE ACTIVITY;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MOVEMENT; NECK MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

COMPUTER; DOCUMENT HOLDER; MUSCLE ACTIVITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPUTERS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; NECK; NECK MUSCLES; POSTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892835949     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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