Title
The biomechanical and physiological effect of two dynamic workstations
Author
Botter, J.
Burford, E.M.
Commissaris, D.
Könemann, R.
Mastrigt, S.H.V.
Ellegast, R.P.
Publication year
2013
Abstract
The aim of this research paper was to investigate the effect, both biomechanically and physiologically, of two dynamic workstations currently available on the commercial market. The dynamic workstations tested, namely the Treadmill Desk by LifeSpan and the LifeBalance Station by RightAngle, were compared to the more conventional seated and standing workstations, through a randomized repeated measures design. Hypothesized was that the use of these dynamic workstations would have an effect on posture, physical activity, energy expenditure and muscular activity. Preliminary results suggest that the dynamic workstation increase physical activity and heart rate compared to the seated workstation. © 2013 Springer-Verlag.
Subject
Organisation
SP - Sustainable Productivity
BSS - Behavioural and Societal Sciences
Work and Employment
Workplace
Healthy Living
Computer work
Energy expenditure
Heart rates
Joint angle
Physical activity
Biomechanics
Electromyography
Ergonomics
Heart
Physiology
Risk management
Computer workstations
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39182-8_23
TNO identifier
478209
ISBN
9783642391811
ISSN
0302-9743
Source
4th Int. Conf. on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics, and Risk Management: Human Body Modeling and Ergonomics, DHM 2013, Held as Part of 15th Int. Conf. on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2013, 21 July 2013 through 26 July 2013, Las Vegas, NV, 8026 LNCS (PART 2), 196-204
Series
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Document type
conference paper