| Document ID (ISN) | 77002 |
| CIS number |
01-1242 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0355-3140 - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Westgaard R.H. |
| Title |
Effects of physical and mental stressors on muscle pain |
| Bibliographic information |
1999, Vol.25, Suppl.4, p.19-24. Illus. 37 ref. |
| Abstract |
Physical and mental stressors as risk factors for pain development are discussed. Physical stressors are represented by muscle activity recorded by electromyography (EMG), while mental stress is considered synonymous with psychosocial stress in vocational studies and cognitive stress is used as a model in experimental studies. Pain in the shoulder and neck is focused and related to EMG recordings of activity in the trapezius muscle. A three-factor conceptual model is presented in which the independent dimensions physical work load, mental stress and individual sensitivity determine the risk of shoulder and neck complaints. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
physical workload; mental stress; musculoskeletal diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
neck disorders; hazard evaluation; shoulder; individual susceptibility; stress evaluation; human experiments; electromyography |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Norway |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Mental stress and burnout
|
