Obesity effects on muscular activity during lifting and lowering tasks.

Colim, Ana; Arezes, Pedro; Flores, Paulo; Monteiro, Pedro Ribeiro Rocha; Mesquita, Inês; Braga, Ana Cristina

Colim, Ana; Arezes, Pedro; Flores, Paulo; Monteiro, Pedro Ribeiro Rocha; Mesquita, Inês; Braga, Ana Cristina.

Affiliation

Colim A; ALGORITMI Research Centre, University of Minho, Portugal.
Arezes P; ALGORITMI Research Centre, University of Minho, Portugal.
Flores P; MIT Portugal Program and CMEMS-UMinho, University of Minho, Portugal.
Monteiro PRR; CIR - Center for Rehabilitation Research, Institute Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal.
Mesquita I; CIR - Center for Rehabilitation Research, Institute Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal.
Braga AC; ALGORITMI Research Centre, University of Minho, Portugal.

Int J Occup Saf Ergon ; 27(1): 217-225, 2021 Mar.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30810504

Subject(s)

Isometric Contraction; Lifting; Electromyography; Humans; Muscle, Skeletal; Obesity/epidemiology; Physical Exertion

Key words

electromyography; muscular activity; obesity; percentage of maximum contraction during each task; vertical handling tasks

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Lifting / Isometric Contraction Type of study: Risk_factors_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Int J Occup Saf Ergon Journal subject: MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL / PSICOLOGIA Year: 2021 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Portugal Country of publication: United kingdom

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