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| Titel: |
The influence of furniture height on backpain |
| Auteur: |
Mandal, A. C. |
| Verschenen in: |
Behaviour & information technology |
| Paginering: | Jaargang 6 (1987) nr. 3 pagina's 347-352 |
| Jaar: |
1987-07-01 |
| Inhoud: |
Modern office furniture is constructed in such a way that nobody is able to use it correctly. Each day people sit for many hours hunched over their tables in positions harmful to the back. The main reason for this seems to be the low, backward sloping seats, which represent an effective hindrance to all types of work over the table. This naturally leads to pronounced flexion and strain of the back and neck. A higher, forward sloping seat will tend to reduce the flexion and strain of the back and bring the person into a more upright balanced position with a greater open angle between the body and the thighs. This resembles the position taken when sitting on horseback. In an experiment with data-entry personnel suffering from chronic back-pain furniture was adjusted to a height which the subjects found most comfortable. On an average they preferred to sit at a table 6-6 cm higher than recommended by European Standardization (CEN). This higher position can only be used when sitting on a forward sloping seat. The pain indication (Huskisson 1974) was for the Standard furniture 67 mm compared to 35 mm on the higher furniture. The flexion of the back was reduced from 75° to 64°. The evaluation was made after a two month trial period. |
| Uitgever: |
Taylor & Francis |
| Bronbestand: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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