Background To summarize systematic reviews that 1) assessed the evidence for causal
relationships between computer work and the occurrence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) …

Objective The purpose of this study was to determine the short-term effect of ischemic
compression (IC) for trigger points (TPs) on muscle strength, mobility, pain sensitivity, and …

Background The dose and time-pattern of sitting has been suggested in public health
research to be an important determinant of risk for developing a number of diseases …

Active pauses have shown potentially beneficial effects to increase the variability of the
electrical activation pattern of muscles. However, there is a lack of consensus as to how to …

Background: An increasing number of people suffer from neck pain due to life style and
prolonged use of computers. Research has revealed that myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) …

Twelve office workers participated in a study investigating effects of four sit/stand schedules
(90-min sit/30-min stand, 80/40, 105/15, and 60/60) via several objective and subjective …

Trends in industry are leaning toward stereotyped jobs with low workloads. Physical
variation is an intervention to reduce fatigue and potentially musculoskeletal disorders in …

The use of Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) activity measurements provides valuable
insight into the physiological responses elicited by cognitive and emotional stimuli during …

This study, a part of the PRedicting Occupational biomechanics in OFfice workers (PROOF)
study, investigated whether there are differences in field-measured forces, muscle efforts …

Purpose Heart rate variability (HRV) is often monitored in occupational studies as a measure
of cardiac autonomic activation, but the reliability of commonly used HRV indices is poorly …