Effect of a ‘spine offloading’ chair design on seated height and posture
| Autor: | Adam Blanchard, Mona Frey, Ian Skinner, Diana De Carvalho |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Posture Pain Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Human Factors and Ergonomics Sitting Height loss Spine Perceived pain Physical medicine and rehabilitation Anterior chest Pressure medicine Humans Ergonomics Prolonged sitting business human activities Interior Design and Furnishings |
| Zdroj: | Ergonomics. 65:976-986 |
| ISSN: | 1366-5847 0014-0139 |
| Popis: | A prototype chair with anterior chest and arm supports has been designed to reduce compressive spine loads. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of this offloading design on seated height compared to a control configuration of the same chair. 20 males sat on each configuration for 1 hour. Seated height, perceived pain, spine angles, seat pressure, and participants' experiences were measured. Spine height loss was significantly reduced in the offloading (-0.75 ± 3.79mm) compared to the control configuration (-6.16 ± 4.27mm, p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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