Muscle fatigue: Evaluation by electromyography at different thermal environments

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2015

Authors

Goncalves, R (Author) Other; Guedes, JC (Author) Other; João Santos Baptista (Author) FEUP

Book

Title: Safety and security in a higher education establishment laboratories using a checklist from the University of Illinois at Chicago

Pages: 349-353

ISBN: 9781138027657

Electronic ISBN: 9781315692937

Publisher: CRC Press

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Authenticus ID: P-00G-MG3

DOI: 10.1201/b18042-71

Abstract (EN): Muscle fatigue is one of the contributing factors of Musculoskeletal Injuries. Different thermal environments can have distinct consequences. The main goal of this research is to analyse fatigue evolution performing a repetitive task in two different thermal conditions using surface electromyography. It was selected a convenience sample of thirteen females (N = 13). The evaluation was done in cold and thermal neutral environment under controlled conditions in laboratory. The volunteers’ perception concerning the muscle fatigue and thermal conditions was also evaluated. In cold environment, the dominate side was in fatigue at the end of the task (p < 0.05). There were no significant differences between the right and left trapezius (p > 0.05). However it was identified that the trapezius of the dominant side tends to have a lower degree of muscle fatigue than the non-dominant side muscle. Overall, in cold environment was detected more fatigue than under neutral thermal conditions. © 2015 Taylor & Francis Group, London.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific