Comparing standing posture and use of a sit-stand stool: Analysis of vascular, muscular and discomfort outcomes during simulated industrial work
| Autor: | David M. Antle, Nicole Vézina, Julie N. Côté |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Mean arterial pressure
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Qualitative evidence Work (physics) Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Stool analysis Human Factors and Ergonomics Electromyography Trunk Lower limb medicine.anatomical_structure Physical therapy Medicine Ankle business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. 45:98-106 |
| ISSN: | 0169-8141 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ergon.2014.12.009 |
| Popis: | Sit-stand stools are available for use in industrial settings, but there is a lack of quantitative evidence demonstrating benefits for lower limb, back and/or neck/shoulder outcomes. In this paper we describe an experiment conducted to compare and contrast posture and time-related differences in muscular and vascular outcomes during 34 min of manual repetitive work performed in either standing or sit-standing work posture. We measured vascular parameters in the lower limbs, and muscular parameters in the trunk and neck/shoulder, and discomfort in the three regions as participants accomplished a repetitive box-folding task. Results show that blood flow in the foot (p = 0.022) and ankle mean arterial pressure (p Relevance to industry This work demonstrates quantitative evidence to support the potential use of a sit-stand stool for industrial work operations, at least over relatively short durations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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