The prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders is a common issue in many
occupations involving manual handling activities. In order to aid manual workers in reducing …

Wheelchair users (WCUs) face high rates of shoulder overuse injuries. As exercise is
recommended to reduce cardiovascular disease prevalent among WCUs, it is becoming …

OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONS In recent years, various upper limb exoskeletons have
been developed aiming to support industrial workers for a range of tasks and reduce risks of …

Introduction: Pain is a common health problem among older adults worldwide. Older adults
tend to suffer from arm, lumbar, and back pain when using hanging cabinets. Methods: This …

Objective Although many findings on occupational musculoskeletal complaints are available
from American and European dentists, the corresponding data from Germany are still …

The mobility of the healthy shoulder depends on complex interactions between the muscles
spanning its glenohumeral joint. These interactions ensure the stability of this joint. While …

Glenohumeral stability is essential for a healthy function of the shoulder. It is ensured partly
by the scapulohumeral muscular balance. Accordingly, modelling muscle interactions is a …

Hand loss profoundly impacts daily functioning. Reversal of amputation through hand
replantation or transplantation offers an alternative to prosthetics for some. Whether …

Objective To highlight the working strategies used by expert manual handlers compared
with novice manual handlers, based on recordings of shoulder and upper limb kinematics …

This study aimed to estimate one repetition maximum (1RM) of healthy males based on the
Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) in bench press movement and to provide a particular …