Static and dynamic postural loadings during computer work in females: Sitting on an office chair versus sitting on an exercise ball

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 199-205

  Kingma, Idsart ^a   van Dieën, Jaap H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Low back; Posture; Sitting

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; SHRINKAGE;

DYNAMIC ASPECTS; LOW BACK; MUSCLE ACTIVATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; POSTURE; SITTING; SPINAL SHRINKAGE; WORKING POSTURES;

OFFICE EQUIPMENT;

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHAIR; COMPUTER; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXERCISE BALL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUMBAR SPINE; MOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SITTING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TRUNK; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 56949104710     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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