Isometric, Isoinertial, and Psychophysical Strength Testing: Devices and Protocols

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• Personal Author:
  Gallagher S ; Moore, J. Steven ; Stobbe, Terrence J.
• Description:
  Many jobs in industry place severe demands on the worker's musculoskeletal system--demands that may approach or exceed worker voluntary strength capabilities. There is evidence to suggest that such jobs increase the likelihood that the worker will experience a musculoskeletal disorder. For this reason, a great deal of effort has been focused recently on developing methods to evaluate muscular strength capabilities of workers, both for purposes of ergonomic job design and for developing worker selection procedures. However, the necessity of using indirect measures of muscular strength makes its assessment quite complex, which has sometimes led to confusion and misunderstanding about appropriate uses of strength measurement techniques. The chapter provides information about the appropriate procedures for measuring and reporting of strength test results for three common measurement techniques used in ergonomics: isometric, isoinertial, and psychophysical. It is hoped that the information in this chapter will provide the reader with a better understanding of the advantages, disadvantages, caveats, and limitations associated with the use of these strength assessment techniques. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Injuries Muscles Musculoskeletal-system Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Workers
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISBN:
  9780415369534
• Publisher:
  CRC Press
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  129-156
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20024722
• Citation:
  Muscle strength. Kumar, S ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2004 Apr; :129-156
• Contact Point Address:
  NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 18070, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
• Editor(s):
  Kumar S
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Muscle strength
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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