Assessment of video display workstation set up on risk factors associated with the development of low back and neck discomfort

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 593-604

  Babski Reeves, Kari ^a   Stanfield, Jennifer ^a   Hughes, Laura ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Neck pain; VDT; Work related musculoskeletal disorder; Workstation set up

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MUSCLE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

ERGONOMIC CHAIRS; PERCEIVED LEVEL OF DISCOMFORT (PLD); PHYSIOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES; VISUAL DISPLAY TERMINAL (VDT);

DISPLAY DEVICES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CHAIR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PERSONAL MONITOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 20444380364     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2005.01.006     Document Type: Article

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