Effects of at-work exercises on computer operators

Work

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-75

  Kietrys, David M ^a   Galper, Jill S ^b   Verno, Vincent ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b IMX Medical Management Services   (United States)

^c MOSS REHABILITATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Discomfort; Pain; Resistance exercise; Stretching; VDT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN MEASUREMENT; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33847322681     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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