Presentation
Effects of an Active and a Passive Work Condition on Musculoskeletal Discomfort and Computer Typing Performance for Computer-Based Work
SessionPoster Session 2
DescriptionA growing body of research suggests that excessive chair-seated work is negatively associated with health and wellbeing of office workers. Replacing chair-seated work with ‘active rest’ postures may offer beneficial health and productivity outcomes. Therefore, this pilot study compared musculoskeletal-discomfort (MSD) and computer-typing performance between an active (20-minutes floor-seated followed by 10-minutes of standing work) and a passive (30-minutes of chair-seated work) condition in an office-like laboratory environment. Using a randomised, repeated measures experimental design twelve participants performed computer-typing tasks for 60-minutes in both active and passive work conditions. Results indicate that change in MSD was significantly lower in active work condition compared to passive work condition; there was no significant change in computer-typing performance between work conditions. Findings suggest that replacing chair-seated work with a combination of floor-seated and standing work can attenuate MSD without negatively impacting computer-typing performance.
Event Type
Poster
TimeWednesday, October 15th5:30pm - 6:30pm CDT
LocationRiverside East