Stretching and joint mobilization exercises reduce call-center operators' musculoskeletal discomfort and fatigue

Clinics

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 657-662

  Lacaze, Denise Helena de Castro ^a   Sacco, Isabel de C N ^a   Rocha, Lys Esther ^a   Pereira, Carlos Alberto de Bragança ^a   Casarotto, Raquel Aparecida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Computer terminal; Computer users; Exercise therapy; Occupational disorders; Work rest

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DYSTHYMIA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REST; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TIME;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL FATIGUE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REST; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956790290     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322010000700003     Document Type: Article

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