The role of muscle activity and mental load in the development of pain and degenerative processes at the muscle cell level during computer work

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1. Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark e-mail: gis@sportmed.sdu.dk Tel.: +45-6550-3429, , , , , , DK

   Gisela Sjøgaard

2. Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden, , , , , , SE

   Ulf Lundberg

3. National Institute for Working Life/West, 402 72 Göteborg, Sweden, , , , , , SE

   Roland Kadefors

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1. Gisela Sjøgaard
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Accepted: 6 June 2000

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Sjøgaard, G., Lundberg, U. & Kadefors, R. The role of muscle activity and mental load in the development of pain and degenerative processes at the muscle cell level during computer work. Eur J Appl Physiol 83, 99–105 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004210000285

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• Issue Date: October 2000

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004210000285

Keywords

• Muscle Cell
• Muscle Activity
• Cell Level
• Degenerative Process
• Computer Work