Trapezius muscle activity during moderate or low force hand tracking combined with two different cognitive load levels in older and younger male and female subjects

Introduction: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in the neck shoulder are known to be especially prevalent in women of higher age. But experimental studies examining the activity of the neck muscles and associations or interactions between age, gender, and work load are sparse. This study examined [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]