The effects of smartphone use on upper extremity muscle activity and pain threshold

Journal of Physical Therapy Science

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1743-1745

  Lee, Minkyung ^a   Hong, Yunkyung ^a   Lee, Seunghoon ^a   Won, Jinyoung ^a   Yang, Jinjun ^a   Park, Sookyoung ^a   Chang, Kyu Tae ^b   Hong, Yonggeun ^a  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Muscle pain; Smartphone; VDT

Indexed keywords

EID: 84934753311     PISSN: 09155287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.27.1743     Document Type: Article

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