| Document ID (ISN) | 48298 |
| CIS number |
87-1108 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0025-7818 - Medicina del lavoro |
| Year |
1987 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Occhipinti E., Colombini D., Menoni O., Molteni G., Grieco A. |
| Title |
Work postures and spinal changes in telephone operators who use visual display units |
| Original title |
Posture di lavoro ed alterazioni del rachide in operatori telefonici addetti a videoterminale [in Italian] |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan.-Feb. 1987, Vol.78, No.1, p.59-67. Illus. 21 ref. |
| Abstract |
A study of 213 telephone operators (working on VDUs) revealed incorrect sitting postures for most of them (due to the fact that they have to sit for long periods with the arms raised and unsupported) and a significantly higher than normal prevalence of degenerative alterations of the cervical, thoracic and lumbo-sacral regions of the spine. These results support the hypothesis that prolonged sitting postures at work constitute a risk factor for the spine. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
sitting posture; telephone exchanges; spinal diseases; ergonomics; visual display terminals |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
work posture |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational physiology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Office work
Communications industry
Visual display terminals (VDTs)
Ergonomics
Work posture
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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