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Are neck-shoulder d...
Are neck-shoulder disorders associated with habitual neck extension in computer work?
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Arvidsson, Inger (author)
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Hansson, Gert-Åke (author)
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- Mathiassen, Svend-Erik (author)
- Högskolan i Gävle,Centrum för belastningsskadeforskning
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Skerfving, Staffan (author)
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- 2006
- 2006
- English.
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In: Meeting diversity in ergonomics.
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https://urn.kb.se/re...
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- A common clinical conception is that prolonged neck extension during computer work is associated with an increased risk of neck-shoulder disorders. The aim of this study was to find out whether neck postures in computer work differed between females cases with neck-shoulderdisorders, compared to healthy referents. Based on physical examinations, 13 cases and 11 referents were selected among 70 female air traffic controllers with the same computer work and identical work stations. Neck angles were measured by inclinometry, during an ordinary work period of about 1 h. Results: Average neck angles (50thpercentile) in cases and referents was -10° (SP 8) and -9 (SD 10) respectively; p=0.9. Hence, we did not find any association between neck-shoulder disorders and neck extension during computer work.
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