Effect of a desk attachment board on posture and muscle activity in women during computer work

Dumas, Geneviève; Upjohn, Tegan; Leger, Andrew; Delisle, Alain; Charpentier, Karine; Plamondon, André; Salazar, Erik

doi:10.1080/00140130802277539

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“…Also, training exercises during frequent work breaks play an essential role to improve the hazardous health outcome of exposure to ergonomic hazards at work for those dealing with VDT. These modifications are supported by the current literature on workspace ergonomics (20,21,22) . A randomized controlled clinical intervention study, carried out in Spain, revealed that episodes of musculoskeletal disorder-related temporary work disability were shorter in the intervention group than in the control group.…”

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Intervention Study for Modifying Ergonomic Stressors - Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Bankers in Kuwaiti Bank

Alazab¹,

Kassem²,

Suliman³

et al. 2017

IAM

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Introduction: Digital data are becoming of increased use among all governmental and non-governmental facilities not only in Kuwait but all over the world. Data mechanization is being used at the medium and small establishments. Thus, screens, mouse, and keyboard terms are being used increasingly by a large number of employees. This extensive use of the digital technology must be accompanied by a parallel one that searches for the possible health hazards out of this exposure and how to provide effective control measures that would eliminate or at least control these health hazards. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are important health problems among workers using video display units. Awareness of workers and modification in the workstations might play an effective role in controlling pain and discomfort resulting from ergonomic stressors. Objectives: To identify a pattern of MSDs and environmental health hazards in the studied workplaces, to find out the ergonomic stressors inside the studied workplaces, to review health and safety program at the studied bank and to estimate the impact of the proposed intervention on the degree of severity of MSDs among the examined workers. Subjects and Methods: A randomized control intervention study was carried out to include all employees at all branches of a randomly selected bank in Kuwait. Bank branches were selected by simple random technique to be allocated to either control group or intervention group. 117 employees were considered as controls while 127 employees were subjected to the intervention. Evaluation of the results was assessed at 3 intervals (6 months apart) for 18 months. Results of intervention were assessed based on a comparison between baseline and after 18 months. The Standardized Nordic Questionnaire was used to assess musculoskeletal pain/discomfort, and the NIOSH computer workstation checklist was used to assess ergonomic stressors. The intervention included: review and adjustment of the Display Screen Equipment/Visual Display Units, work breaks, relaxation and stretching exercises and physical aspect of the workplace environment. Results: Non-adjustable chairs, keyboards and document holders were only significantly improved among the intervention group. The frequency of musculoskeletal complaints at most of the studied body parts were significantly improved among the intervention group. These intervention activities also succeeded to improve body posture in relation to the used computer significantly. The feeling of hot or cold temperature, irritating noise, and highly repetitive tasks was significantly improved by intervention. Age, nationality, years spent at work, work duration, smoking and use of a computer at home did not have any significant relation to the improvement of musculoskeletal complaint that was achieved among the intervention group. Sex, education, frequent breaks and use of video games at home were only significantly related to the improvement of musculoskeletal complaints, among workers enrolled in the intervention gr...

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Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 67%

Intervention Study for Modifying Ergonomic Stressors - Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Bankers in Kuwaiti Bank

Alazab¹,

Kassem²,

Suliman³

et al. 2017

IAM

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“…One example found in a study by Dumas et al [14] that looked at the effect of a desk attachment board on back and upper extremity muscle activity and posture. The participants included healthy women and found that the board may prevent back pain while possibly increasing upper extremity pain.…”

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Ergonomic interventions for office workers with musculoskeletal disorders: A systematic review

Leyshon

Chalova

Gerson

et al. 2010

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Introduction: Ergonomic interventions designed for office and computer work have become widely available and heavily marketed but there is little evidence to support their use with workers who already have a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD). The purpose of any ergonomic intervention can be to improve worker comfort, safety and/or productivity. The ergonomic research in secondary prevention typically focuses outcomes on improved worker comfort but less if any emphasis has been put on productivity and safety. The purpose of this study was to determine the level and quality of evidence supporting ergonomic interventions to improve the comfort, safety and/or productivity of office workers with symptoms of MSDs. Method: A search of the ergonomic intervention literature based on MSDs of four body areas (low back, upper limb, eye and neck) was employed. The studies underwent two levels of analysis for inclusion in a best-evidence synthesis approach, which included a priori evaluation of specific interventions relative to outcomes of comfort, safety and/or productivity. Results: Twenty-seven out of 202 articles were synthesized based on relevance, quality and significant results. Only 8 articles were determined high quality and no strong levels of evidence were identified. Levels of evidence for specific ergonomic interventions ranged from insufficient to moderate. Generally outcomes were focused mostly on improved comfort of workers. Conclusions: There is still limited quality research that addresses ergonomic interventions designed for secondary prevention. Further high quality studies are needed to support evidence-based ergonomic interventions in practice. For all stakeholders to fully evaluate the usefulness of the ergonomic intervention studies need to attend to outcomes not only of worker comfort but also to productivity and safety.

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“…15 There are few studies that have looked at the musculoskeletal syndrome in a whole picture, which considered forearm, shoulder, neck and back muscles, and posture together. 16 Based on cumulated evidence, we performed the meta-analysis on 4 studies with 323 cases and 332 controls. To our knowledge, this is the first meta-analysis conducted with respect to the association between the forearm support and upper body syndrome.…”

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The Effects of Forearm Support on Upper Body for People in Front of Monitor: A Meta-Analysis

Lyu

Duan

et al. 2014

Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health

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With the ever-growing number of people who work at visual display terminals, the work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper body are believed to be an important problem all over the world. The forearm support, which can keep the forearm and wrist in biomechanical posture, is a possible protective factor of the development of upper body syndrome. This meta-analysis examines the efficacy of forearm support in reducing upper body syndrome. The Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Ovid, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, Google Scholar, CNKI database, and Wanfang database were searched from inception until May 29, 2013. Relevant studies were included after the screening of title, abstract, and the full text. Impact of bias was assessed independently by 2 authors. Four studies that met all the inclusion criteria were included finally. The combined results based on all studies suggested that statistically the forearm support had a nonsignificant effect on upper body syndrome (odds ratio [OR] = 0.70, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.49, 1.02). The result of subgroup analysis suggested that forearm support has a significant effect on neck or shoulder syndrome (OR = 0.70, 95% CI: 0.43, 1.14) and the effect on upper extremity syndrome (OR = 0.76, 95% CI: 0.49, 1.19) is not significant. This meta-analysis suggested that the forearm support had statistically nonsignificant effect on preventing upper body syndrome on the whole.

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Effect of a desk attachment board on posture and muscle activity in women during computer work

Cited by 22 publications

References 29 publications

Intervention Study for Modifying Ergonomic Stressors - Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Bankers in Kuwaiti Bank

Intervention Study for Modifying Ergonomic Stressors - Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Bankers in Kuwaiti Bank

Ergonomic interventions for office workers with musculoskeletal disorders: A systematic review

The Effects of Forearm Support on Upper Body for People in Front of Monitor: A Meta-Analysis

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