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Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2007

Electromyogram and perceived fatigue changes in the trapezius muscle during typewriting and recovery.

Mitsutoshi Kimura, Hirotaka Sato, Mamoru Ochi, Satoshi Hosoya, Tsugutake Sadoyama

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Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Associations between cervical and scapular posture and the spatial distribution of trapezius muscle activity.Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology · 2014
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mitsutoshi KimuraTokyo Research Laboratories, Kao Corporation, 2-1-3 Bunka Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. kimura.mitsutoshi@kao.co.jp
Hirotaka Sato
Mamoru Ochi
Satoshi Hosoya
Tsugutake Sadoyama
Shinshu University · JPKao Corporation (Japan) · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the development and recovery of muscle fatigue in the upper trapezius muscle by analyzing electromyographic signals. Six male subjects performed a simulated typewriting task for four 25-min sessions. During fatigue and the following rest periods, subjective fatigue and surface electromyography (EMG) from the trapezius muscle during isometric contraction at 30% maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) were periodically measured in the interval. We detected a significant decrease in muscle fiber conduction velocity (MFCV) (P = 0.008) and median frequency (MDF) (P = 0.026) as well as an increase in root mean square (RMS) (P = 0.039) and subjective fatigue (P = 0.0004) during the fatigue period. During the recovery period, subjective fatigue decreased drastically and significantly (P = 0.0004), however, the EMG parameters did not recover completely. Thus, physiological muscle fatigue in the trapezius developed in accordance with subjective muscle fatigue during typewriting. On the other hand, differences between the physiological and subjective parameters were found during recovery. Further studies should be necessary to reveal the discrepancy could be a major factor of a transition from temporal phenomena to serious chronic muscle fatigue and to identify the necessity of some guidelines to prevent VDT work-related chronic muscle fatigue in the trapezius.

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ElectromyographyAdultHumansIsometric ContractionMaleMotor ActivityMuscle ContractionMuscle FatigueMuscle, SkeletalNeckPostureShoulderTransducers

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