Postural support by a standing aid alleviating subjective discomfort among cooks in a forward-bent posture during food preparation

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-62

  Iwakiri, Kazuyuki ^a   Kunisue, Reiko ^b   Sotoyama, Midori ^a   Udo, Hiroshi ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Japan)

^b Saiki seseragi Nursing Home ^*  (Japan)

^c Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cook; Food preparation; Forward bent posture; Low back pain; Standing aid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; BODY HEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORTHOTICS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BODY HEIGHT; COOKERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 40349114251     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.50.57     Document Type: Article

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