| Document ID (ISN) | 110384 |
| CIS number |
09-1384 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0003-6870 - Applied Ergonomics |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Chen H.C., Chang C.M., Liu Y.P., Chen C.Y. |
| Title |
Ergonomic risk factors for the wrists of hairdressers |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan. 2010, Vol.41, No.1, p.98-105. Illus. 33 ref. |
| Abstract |
A portable data logger was used to measure the wrist angles and forearm flexor and extensor electromyography (EMG) of 21 hairstylists performing standard cutting and styling tasks. Female hairstylists had significantly greater EMG activity than male hairstylists. Results suggest that the relatively higher exerted forces and wrist velocities of female hairstylists, combined with longer exposures, may account for the higher rate of hand/wrist pain than among men. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
ergonomics; risk factors; hairdressing; wrist |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Taiwan (China); posture recording; sex-linked differences; electromyography; muscular work |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Taiwan (China) |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Ergonomics
Hairdressing & beauty parlours
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