Shoulder muscle activity increases with wrist splint use during a simulated upper-extremity work task.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that wearing a wrist splint while performing a common light manufacturing task (moving an object from a bin) increases shoulder muscle activity. METHODS: Electromyography (EMG) signals were evaluated from the anterior, middle, and poste...

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Published in:American Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 60; no. 3; pp. 320 - 327
Main Authors: Mell AG, Friedman MA, Hughes RE, Carpenter JE
Format: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: American Occupational Therapy Association May/Jun2006
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