The relationship between the active cervical range of motion and changes in head and neck posture after continuous VDT work

Industrial Health

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-188

  Yoo, Won Gyu ^a   An, Duk Hyun ^a  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervical range of motion; Forward head posture; Long term VDT work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CERVICAL SPINE; CRANIOCERVICAL ANGLE; CRANIOTHORACIC ANGLE; FEMALE; HEAD POSTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NECK POSTURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OFFICE WORKER; RANGE OF MOTION; TELEVISION CAMERA; THORACIC SPINE; VIDEOTAPE; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COMPUTER TERMINALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 65449164243     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.47.183     Document Type: Article

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