During computing tasks symptomatic female office workers demonstrate a trend towards higher cervical postural muscle load than asymptomatic office workers: an experimental study
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During computing tasks symptomatic female office workers demonstrate a trend towards higher cervical postural muscle load than asymptomatic office workers: an experimental study.
QUESTIONS Do symptomatic female office workers perform computing tasks with higher cervical postural muscle loads (in terms of higher amplitudes and less muscular rest) and more discomfort compared with asymptomatic individuals? Are these differences in postural muscle loads consistent across bilateral (typing) and unilateral (mousing) conditions? DESIGN an experimental case-control study. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Australian Journal of Physiotherapy
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0004-9514
DOI: 10.1016/s0004-9514(09)70005-4