Publications by authors named "Pete W Johnson"
Background: To examine the hypothesis that forearm pain with palpation tenderness in computer users is associated with increased extensor muscle fatigue.
Methods: Eighteen persons with pain and moderate to severe palpation tenderness in the extensor muscle group of the right forearm and twenty gender and age matched referents without such complaints were enrolled from the Danish NUDATA study of neck and upper extremity disorders among technical assistants and machine technicians. Fatigue of the right forearm extensor muscles was assessed by muscle twitch forces in response to low frequency (2 Hz) percutaneous electrical stimulation.