In vivo laboratory validation of the physiometer: A measurement system for long-term recording of posture and movements in the workplace

Ergonomics

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 672-684

  Straker, Leon ^a   Campbell, Amity ^a   Coleman, Jemma ^b   Ciccarelli, Marina ^a   Wim, Dankaerts ^c,d  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d University College Limburg   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Field based; In vivo; Motion analysis; Posture assessment; Validity

Indexed keywords

3-D KINEMATICS; ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; ACROSS TIME; ARM KINEMATICS; DAILY LIVING; DATA ERRORS; FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENTS; GIMBAL LOCK; IN-VIVO; LONG-TERM RECORDING; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; MOTION ANALYSIS; OBSERVATION TECHNIQUES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTURE ASSESSMENT; RECORDING DEVICES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-REPORT; TEMPORAL ERRORS; THREE SYSTEMS; WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS;

KINEMATICS;

ERRORS;

ACTIMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY; WORKPLACE;

ACTIGRAPHY; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77951761991     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140131003671975     Document Type: Article

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