A Kinematics Study Part1: Hand and Finger Movements During Typical Cleaning Activities

• Main Authors: Kamat, Seri Rahayu, Yoxall, Alaster
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: TS Manufactures; H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/5322/1/A_Kinematics_Studies_Part1-_Hand_and_Finger_Movement_During_Typical_Cleaning_Activities.pdf; http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/5322/

Initial research by the authors using an online survey of over six hundred participants analysing what (if any) activities lead to discomfort, particularly in the hand, showed that cleaning tasks and in particular, mopping, sweeping and hoovering led to higher levels of hand discomfort than other AD...