Effects of neutral posture on muscle tension during computer use.
Int J Occup Saf Ergon
; 7(1): 61-78, 2001.
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ABSTRACT
This study focused on developing a new approach to seated work positions was conducted on 67 office workers who use a Visual Display Terminal (VDT) as a major function of their working day. Muscle tension was measured by surface electromyography (sEMG) while participants were asked to adopt 4 selected working postures. Pain was measured before and after ergonomic intervention on the Nordic scale, which was modified for this study. Adjustable workstations were used to place participants in desired positions during the clinical testing sessions and the extended intervention period. Results indicate the effects of this ergonomic intervention may have positive effects on muscle tension and pain, significant enough to encourage employers to implement training and workstation modifications following these guidelines.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Postura
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Microcomputadores
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Terminais de Computador
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Local de Trabalho
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Ergonomia
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Contração Muscular
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article