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Quantifying exposure manual tasks with cumulative trauma disorder potential / A. Moore, R. Wells and D. Ranney

Sumario: A method of describing the musculoskeletal loads in the hand and wrist during manual tasks is presented. A profile of twelve factors is used to quantify the exposure of applicable soft tissues to modes of loading suggested as being related to a number of chronic, work-related musculoskeletal disorders such a chronic muscle strain, tenosynovitis, and carpal tunnel syndrome. These factors include estimates of tendon loads and movement, frictional work done on the tendon sheaths, and muscle activation determined using electromyography. The response of these measures to changes of force, repetition, and posture was studied using eight conditions of a simulated task utilizing a pistol grip tool

En: Ergonomics. - London and Washington. - Vol. 34, nº12, December 1991 ; p. 1433-1453

1. Ergonomía . 2. Biomecánica . 3. Lesiones musculares . 4. Extremidades superiores . 5. Síndrome del Túnel Carpiano . 6. Síndrome del Trauma Acumulativo . 7. Enfermedades profesionales . 8. Electromiografía . I. Wells, R. . II. Ranney, Don . III. Title. IV. Título: Ergonomics.