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| Title: |
The effect of Video Display Terminal (VDT) mouse use on muscle contractions in the neck and forearm |
| Author: |
Nancy A. Baker Karen Jacobs Catherine Trombly |
| Appeared in: |
Work |
| Paging: | Volume 12 (2001) nr. 2 pages 109-116 |
| Year: |
2001-04-01 |
| Contents: |
This study used surface electromyography (EMG) to examine the percent of maximum voluntary contraction (%M flexors of the wrist/fingers and extensors of the wrist/fingers during Video Display Terminal (VDT) mouse use with the mouse positioned either next to the computer or on a lapdesk. Thirty participants, between the ages of 18 and 40, used a VDT mouse to follow a prescribed pattern for three trials at each location. Although there was a trend towards the lapdesk location producing lower %M flexors (lapdesk: trapezius M 4.71%, trapezius M 5.74%, for sequence and order found no significant difference between the means. There was no trend for the effects of location for the wrist/finger extensors. These results suggest that changing the position of the mouse may not significantly reduce muscle contractions. |
| Publisher: |
IOS Press |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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