Objective: This study compared the effects of prior cognitive, physical, and concurrent exertion on physical performance.
Background: Fatiguing cognitive and physical exertions have been shown to negatively affect subsequent task performance. However, it is not clearly understood if concurrent physical and cognitive effort may exaggerate the negative carryover effects on physical task performance when compared to cognitive or physical exertion alone.
Background: Understanding upper extremity strength symmetry can have important implications for ergonomics assessment and design. Few studies have examined isometric joint strength symmetry of left-handed individuals, or examined how handedness can influence strength. As such, the purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of handedness on dominant/non-dominant (D/ND) strength ratio in several moment directions about the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUpper-limb exoskeletons are gaining traction in industrial work environments. However, other than advertised general specifications (e.g.
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