The effectiveness of a training method using self-modeling webcam photos for reducing musculoskeletal risk among office workers using computers

Taieb-Maimon, Meirav; Cwikel, Julie; Shapira, Bracha; Orenstein, Ido

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2011.05.015

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“…Improvements in posture are associated with decreased musculoskeletal symptoms [3,5]. Users have responded positively to personalized interventions that facilitate postural awareness using real-time data.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…Users have responded positively to personalized interventions that facilitate postural awareness using real-time data. While ergonomic education can provide short-term benefits, interventions involving ongoing feedback and instruction to reinforce the desired behavior have been shown to improve ergonomics and maintain those improvements over time [5].…”

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confidence: 98%

“…There is a strong tendency for people to use these devices for long hours, both at work and at home. Among other factors, however, frequent computer use is commonly associated with increased risk of neck pain [1,4,5].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Common, complex, and burdensome to individuals and society alike, neck pain is estimated to affect more than 70% of the population at some point in life and between 12-34% of the population at a given time, with one study finding that 45.5% of office workers experienced neck pain in a 12-month period [1]. We plan to build a system that would give real time alert to the user, each time they maintain an unhealthy neck posture. The system would give a visual data analysis of the amount of time the user maintains an unhealthy neck posture and provide feedback to assume a healthy posture; and the threats involved with maintaining unhealthy posture over a long time.

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“…Given these circumstances, it is important for sports scientists to design, assess, and utilise effective physical exercises for use in the workplace (9). The general daily performance of office workers can be improved through regular physical exercise.…”

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Office Exercise Training to Reduce and Prevent the Occurrence of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Office Workers: A Hypothesis

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Tamrin

Arumugam

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Pain in specific areas of the body (including the lower back, neck, and shoulders) due to extended periods of sitting and inactivity is the most widespread musculoskeletal disorder worldwide and has consequences that are both socio-economic and personal. This condition is particularly prevalent in industrialised countries, affecting roughly 70% to 80% of adults at some point in their lives; approximately 1% of the U.S. population is chronically disabled by this type of pain disorder. A practical way to reduce the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among office workers would have a significant positive impact. More work is required to develop a package of exercises designed to prevent and treat musculoskeletal pain in office workers. Such a package would be preferable to pharmacological treatments, which can have undesirable side effects. The main objective of this package would be to increase the flexibility and strength of trunk muscles in order to decrease the soreness, pain, and degree of discomfort. In this article, we introduce our proposed package of exercises, which are based on guidelines issued bythe American College of Sports Medicine.

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“…MSDs are able to degrade the health of the workers thus reduce the workers performance in completing their tasks. Several literatures had suggested that the effect of low performance by the workers can have significant economic and social consequences [4,5,6,7]. This can be seen by the compensation claims for the employers that are increasing which may overburden the health system [8,9].…”

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RULA Analysis of Work-Related Disorder among Packaging Industry Worker Using Digital Human Modeling (DHM)

Mohamad

Deros

Ismail

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Abstract. Musculoskeletal disorder (WMSDs) is the common health problems for the industrial workers. This health problem can contribute to long term effect on the production performance. The objective of this study is to analyze the posture of industrial worker in packaging industry using the RULA assessment in CATIA P3 V5R14 software. The working posture was reconstructed and developed in the CATIA P3 V5R14 software and then RULA assessment was conducted. From the RULA analysis, several awkward postures were detected to be high in risk factors. The postures in risk are postures 1,2 and 5 which mainly involve lifting heavy product and excessive bending. As a conclusion the RULA assessment was able to detect the problematic postures and further improvement can be conducted to avoid discomfort or further health complication.

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The effectiveness of a training method using self-modeling webcam photos for reducing musculoskeletal risk among office workers using computers

Cited by 54 publications

References 64 publications

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Office Exercise Training to Reduce and Prevent the Occurrence of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Office Workers: A Hypothesis

RULA Analysis of Work-Related Disorder among Packaging Industry Worker Using Digital Human Modeling (DHM)

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