Ranavolo Alberto, Chini Giorgia, Silvetti Alessio, Mari Silvia, Serrao Mariano, Draicchio Francesco
a Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene , INAIL , Italy.
b Department of Engineering , Roma TRE University , Italy.
Int J Occup Saf Ergon. 2018 Sep;24(3):464-474. doi: 10.1080/10803548.2017.1357867. Epub 2017 Sep 25.
Upper limb work-related musculoskeletal disorders have a 12-month prevalence ranging from 12 to 41% worldwide and can be partly caused by handling low loads at high frequency. The association between the myoelectric manifestation of elbow flexor muscle fatigue and occupational physical demand has never been investigated. It was hypothesized that an elbow flexor muscle fatigue index could be a valid risk indicator in handling low loads at high frequency. This study aims to measure the myoelectric manifestation of muscle fatigue of the three elbow flexor muscles during the execution of the work tasks in different risk conditions. Fifteen right-handed healthy adults were screened using a movement analysis laboratory consisting of optoelectronic, dynamometer and surface electromyographic systems. The main result indicates that the fatigue index calculated from the brachioradialis is sensitive to the interaction among risk classes, session and gender, and above all it is sensitive to the risk classes.
上肢工作相关肌肉骨骼疾病在全球范围内的12个月患病率为12%至41%,部分原因可能是高频处理低负荷物品。肘屈肌疲劳的肌电表现与职业体力需求之间的关联从未被研究过。研究假设肘屈肌疲劳指数可能是高频处理低负荷物品时一个有效的风险指标。本研究旨在测量在不同风险条件下执行工作任务期间,三块肘屈肌的肌肉疲劳肌电表现。使用由光电、测力计和表面肌电系统组成的运动分析实验室对15名右利手健康成年人进行了筛查。主要结果表明,由桡侧腕长伸肌计算得出的疲劳指数对风险等级、测试时段和性别之间的相互作用敏感,最重要的是,它对风险等级敏感。