Should we be more on the ball? the efficacy of accommodation training on lumbar spine posture, muscle activity, and perceived discomfort during stability ball sitting

Human Factors

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1064-1076

  Jackson, Jennie A ^a,b   Banerjee Guénette, Priyanka ^c   Gregory, Diane E ^d   Callaghan, Jack P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

chair design; discomfort; ergonomics; low back pain; office work; sitting; spine biomechanics

Indexed keywords

DISCOMFORT; LOW BACK PAIN; OFFICE WORKS; SITTING; SPINE BIOMECHANICS;

DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; OFFICE EQUIPMENT;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SELF REPORT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN PERCEPTION; POSTURE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890820056     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720813482326     Document Type: Article

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