The interacting effects of forearm rotation and exertion direction on male and female wrist strength

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 45, Issue , 2015, Pages 124-128

  La Delfa, Nicholas J ^a   Langstaff, Natalie M ^a   Hodder, Joanne N ^a   Potvin, Jim R ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ergonomic tools; Forearm rotation; Wrist strength

Indexed keywords

ROTATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ACCURATE ESTIMATION; ERGONOMIC TOOLS; OCCUPATIONAL TASKS; STRENGTH CAPABILITY; WRIST FLEXION; WRIST JOINTS; WRIST POSTURE; WRIST STRENGTH;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BONE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ERGONOMICS; EXERTION DIRECTION; FEMALE; FOREARM; FOREARM ROTATION; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; POSITION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRIST;

EID: 84921303842     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: 18728219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2014.12.012     Document Type: Article

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