A pilot randomised control trial of the effectiveness of a biofeedback mouse in reducing self-reported pain among office workers

Ergonomics

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-68

  King, Trevor K ^a   Severin, Colette N ^a   Van Eerd, Dwayne ^a,b   Ibrahim, Selahadin ^a,c   Cole, Donald ^a,c   Amick III , Ben ^a,d   Steenstra, Ivan A ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

biofeedback mouse; computer worker(s); pain and discomfort; randomised control trial (RCT)

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED TRIAL; ERGONOMICS INTERVENTION; OFFICE WORKERS; PAIN AND DISCOMFORT; PILOT STUDIES; RANDOMISED CONTROL TRIAL (RCT); SHOULDER PAIN; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; UPPER EXTREMITY; UPPER EXTREMITY MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS;

BIOFEEDBACK; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH; OFFICE BUILDINGS;

MAMMALS;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER PAIN; DEVICES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OFFICE AUTOMATION; PILOT PROJECTS; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 84873190872     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2012.733735     Document Type: Article

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