The effects of a passive exoskeleton on muscle activity, discomfort and endurance time in forward bending work

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 54, Issue , 2016, Pages 212-217

  Bosch, Tim ^a   van Eck, Jennifer ^b   Knitel, Karlijn ^b   de Looze, Michiel ^a,b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Discomfort; Electromyography; Endurance; Exoskeleton; Industry; Trunk bending

Indexed keywords

DURABILITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; INDUSTRY; MUSCLE;

ASSEMBLY TASKS; DISCOMFORT; ENDURANCE TIME; LOCAL DISCOMFORTS; LUMBAR REGIONS; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; STATIC HOLDINGS; TRUNK POSITIONS;

EXOSKELETON (ROBOTICS);

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; ERGONOMICS; EXOSKELETON (REHABILITATION); EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; THORAX PAIN; BODY POSITION; KNEE; LEG; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; NOCICEPTION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THORAX; WORK;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; BACK MUSCLES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXOSKELETON DEVICE; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; POSTURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; THORAX; WORK;

EID: 84958053885     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2015.12.003     Document Type: Article

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