[HTML][HTML] Low back pain and its relationship with sitting behaviour among sedentary office workers

C Bontrup, WR Taylor, M Fliesser, R Visscher… - Applied ergonomics, 2019 - Elsevier
The relationships between sedentary lifestyle, sitting behaviour, and low back pain (LBP)
remain controversial. In this study, we investigated the relationship between back pain and …

Assessment of an active industrial exoskeleton to aid dynamic lifting and lowering manual handling tasks

K Huysamen, M de Looze, T Bosch, J Ortiz, S Toxiri… - Applied ergonomics, 2018 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an industrial exoskeleton on muscle
activity, perceived musculoskeletal effort, measured and perceived contact pressure at the …

Factors associated with reduced risk of musculoskeletal disorders among office workers: a cross-sectional study 2017 to 2020

B Putsa, W Jalayondeja, K Mekhora… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background Prolonged sitting at work should be avoided to reduce the risks of either
noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) or musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among office …

The ergonomic association between shoulder, neck/head disorders and sedentary activity: A systematic review

RKR Guduru, A Domeika… - Journal of Healthcare …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Work‐associated upper limb and neck disorders are common occupational
disorders throughout the world. These disorders are usually observed more in workers who …

Gender, Sex and Desk-Based Postural Behaviour: A systematic review re-interpreting biomechanical evidence from a social perspective

AR Mason-Mackay - Applied Ergonomics, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Biomechanical and pain prevalence differences between sex/gender groups
are frequently attributed to biological differences between sexes without considering the …

Postural strategies among office workers during a prolonged sitting bout

F Arippa, A Nguyen, M Pau, C Harris-Adamson - Applied ergonomics, 2022 - Elsevier
Sedentary behavior has increased steadily over prior decades, primarily due to increased
computer use at work and at home. The total sedentary time per day has been associated …

Perceived physical discomfort and its associations with home office characteristics during the COVID-19 pandemic

MG Garcia, B Aguiar, S Bonilla, N Yepez… - Human …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective The goal of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and change in perception of
physical discomfort, including musculoskeletal discomfort, during the COVID-19 pandemic …

Impact of 10-min daily yoga exercises on physical and mental discomfort of home-office workers during COVID-19

MG Garcia, M Estrella, A Peñafiel, PG Arauz… - Human …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective Evaluate the effects of 10 min/day of yoga for 1 month on musculoskeletal
discomfort and mood disturbance of home-office workers. Background The COVID-19 …

Using the Microsoft Kinect™ to assess 3-D shoulder kinematics during computer use

X Xu, M Robertson, KB Chen, J Lin, RW McGorry - Applied ergonomics, 2017 - Elsevier
Shoulder joint kinematics has been used as a representative indicator to investigate
musculoskeletal symptoms among computer users for office ergonomics studies. The …

The prevalence of self-reported musculoskeletal symptoms among loggers in Poland

W Grzywiński, A Wandycz, A Tomczak… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents an analysis of the occurrence of self-reported musculoskeletal
symptoms (MSD) among loggers in Poland. As a diagnostic tool, a modified Nordic …