Effects of the resting time associated with the number of trials on the total and individual finger forces in a maximum grasping task

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 443-449

  Lim, Cheol Min ^a   Kong, Yong Ku ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Maximum gripping task; Resting time; Trial

Indexed keywords

PHYSICAL THERAPY;

HAND TOOL DESIGN; MAXIMUM GRIPPING TASK; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; REGRESSION EQUATION; RESEARCH PURPOSE; RESTING TIME; STANDARD GUIDELINES; TRIAL;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FINGER FORCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, CAPACITY AND PERFORMANCE; RESTING TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKLOAD;

MAXIMUM GRIPPING TASK; RESTING TIME; TRIAL;

FINGERS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; REST; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892887286     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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