Title
Effects of using dynamic office chairs on posture and EMG in standardized office tasks
Author
Ellegast, R.
Hamburger, R.
Keller, K.
Krause, F.
Groenesteijn, L.
Vink, P.
Berger, H.
TNO Kwaliteit van Leven
Publication year
2007
Abstract
In the paper a measuring system for the comparative posture and EMG analysis of office chairs is presented. With the system four specific dynamic office chairs that promote dynamic sitting and therefore aim to prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), were analyzed in comparison to a reference chair in two different standardized tasks (intensive mouse use and sorting files). Exemplary results of the ongoing study suggest that postures and the electrical activities of the erector spinae and trapezius muscles depend more on the tasks performed than on the use of a particular type of office chair. This still has to be proved by statistical analysis. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007.
Subject
Ergonomics
Arbeidsproductiviteit
Dynamic sitting
EMG
Measuring device
Office chair
Posture
Medical problems
Occupational diseases
Statistical methods
Dynamic sitting
Measuring devices
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD)
Health care
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TNO identifier
240526
ISBN
9783540733324
ISSN
0302-9743
Source
International Conference on Ergonomics and Health Aspects of Work with Computers, EHAWC 2007, 22 July 2007 through 27 July 2007, Beijing, Conference code: 70883, 4566 LNCS, 34-42
Series
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Document type
conference paper