Health Sciences Degree Level: SPT Abstract ID# 251 Dewa
Undergraduate Category: Health Sciences Degree Level: SPT Abstract ID# 251
Head, Neck, Torso, and Shoulder Posture Vary Consistently Between 50%-‐65% in Office Workers During Computer InteracJons vs. Non-‐Computer InteracJons Dewang Chauhan, SPT; Eric Heath, SPT; Vanessa Peck, SPT; Jack Dennerlein, PhD
INTRODUCTION/AIMS
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Computers have increased in the common office place. Prolonged computer use has been associated with increased risk of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) due to certain postures and lack of postural variability. The aim is to determine if there is a difference between head, neck, torso and shoulder postures and if there is lack of variability of these postures between non-‐computer interacOons (NCI) and computer interacOons (CI) in office workers.
Postural Variability (90th-‐10th values)
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Postural Variablity CI vs NCI
90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
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All independent variables significant (p
Head, Neck, Torso, and Shoulder Posture Vary Consistently Between 50%-‐65% in Office Workers During Computer InteracJons vs. Non-‐Computer InteracJons Dewang Chauhan, SPT; Eric Heath, SPT; Vanessa Peck, SPT; Jack Dennerlein, PhD
INTRODUCTION/AIMS
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Computers have increased in the common office place. Prolonged computer use has been associated with increased risk of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) due to certain postures and lack of postural variability. The aim is to determine if there is a difference between head, neck, torso and shoulder postures and if there is lack of variability of these postures between non-‐computer interacOons (NCI) and computer interacOons (CI) in office workers.
Postural Variability (90th-‐10th values)
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Postural Variablity CI vs NCI
90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
*
All independent variables significant (p
