Mobile input device type, texting style and screen size influence upper extremity and trapezius muscle activity, and cervical posture while texting

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 98-104

  Kietrys, David M ^a   Gerg, Michael J ^b,c   Dropkin, Jonathan ^d   Gold, Judith E ^c,e  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Harcum College   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ergonomic exposure; SMS (short message service); Text messaging

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; KNOBS; MESSAGE PASSING; MUSCLE; SCREEN PRINTING; STUDENTS; TEXT MESSAGING;

COLLEGE STUDENTS; EXTENSOR MUSCLES; INPUT DEVICES; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; SCREEN SIZES; SMS (SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE); TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE ACTIVITY; UPPER EXTREMITY;

TOUCH SCREENS;

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CERVICAL POSTURE; COLLEGE STUDENT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEXT MESSAGING; THUMB; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; WRIST; ADOLESCENT; BACK MUSCLE; BIOENGINEERING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NECK; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMARTPHONE; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; NECK; POSTURE; SMARTPHONE; SUPERFICIAL BACK MUSCLES; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928923117     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2015.03.003     Document Type: Article

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