Background to sitting at work: Research-based requirements for the design of work seats

Ergonomics

Volumn 49, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1538-1546

  Corlett, E N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back pain; Chair design; Sitting at work; Spinal loading

Indexed keywords

BACK PAIN; CHAIR DESIGN; SITTING; SPINAL DISCS; SPINAL LOADING;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; JOB ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY POSTURE; CHAIR; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MUSCLE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK REDUCTION; SITTING; SPINE; SPINE INJURY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; BIOMECHANICS; EMPLOYMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; POSTURE;

EID: 33749547979     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130600766261     Document Type: Article

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