Joint Contribution to Fingertip Movement During Directional Tapping

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• Personal Author:
  Dennerlein, Jack T. ; Qin J ; Trudeau M
• Description:
  Computer use has often been associated with upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders (UEMSDs). The prevalence of UEMSDs in the shoulder and neck region among computer users is even higher than the hand/arm region. Previous biomechanical studies of computer users have been limited to the study of finger and wrist joint, movement in the sagittal plane, or tapping on a single key switch. The goal of this study was to compare the biomechanical loading on the proximal vs. distal joints by calculating the contribution from the finger, wrist, elbow and shoulder joints to fingertip directional movements in three-dimensional (3-D) space. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomechanical Phenomena Computers Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Biomechanical Modeling Biomechanics Computer Equipment MSD Muscle Function Musculoskeletal Disorders Upper Extremities
• Publisher:
  American Society of Biomechanics
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060538
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, August 18-21, 2010, Providence, Rhode Island. Newark, DE: The American Society of Biomechanics, 2010 Aug; :178
• Email:
  jax@hsph.harvard.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services ; Wholesale and Retail Trade
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard University School of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20070301
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, August 18-21, 2010, Providence, Rhode Island
• End Date:
  20120331
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5a87c32c15ed75d954341399edbc37c9a96783e9cd70356cdfa73c82f67d977c750cad2b13ea4ac215ebc076deee0877d4db208918ebf04dac8eb0f4006c57ca
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224406/cdc_224406_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 31.40 KB ]