Kyphosed seated postures: Extending concepts of postural health beyond the office

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-45

  Pynt, Jennifer ^a   Mackey, Martin G ^b   Higgs, Joy ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Kyphosis; Leisure seating; Lordosis; Lumbar vertebrae; Posture; Sustained flexed sitting

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CHAIR; COMPRESSION; HUMAN; HYSTERESIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; REVIEW; SITTING; VISCOELASTICITY; WORK DISABILITY;

HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; KYPHOSIS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LORDOSIS; POSTURE; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINE;

EID: 41049117738     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-008-9123-6     Document Type: Review

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