Prevention of musculo-skeletal disorders in sedentary ageing workers by ergomotricity

A group of 56 employees exposed to postural risk due to sedentary activity in offices and aged 40 to 60 years underwent a training of ergomotricity. The schedule was based on six simple exercises to be self-managed during the work time. The efficacy was verified by questionnaire before and after 3 m...

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Published inInternational Congress series Vol. 1280; pp. 166 - 171
Main Authors Cirla, A.M., Fazioli, R., Santini, F., Cirla, P.E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.06.2005
Subjects
Ageing worker
Ergomotricity
Musculo-skeletal disorders
Office worker
Sedentary worker
Ergomotricity
Musculo-skeletal disorders
Ageing worker
Sedentary worker
Office worker
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Summary:A group of 56 employees exposed to postural risk due to sedentary activity in offices and aged 40 to 60 years underwent a training of ergomotricity. The schedule was based on six simple exercises to be self-managed during the work time. The efficacy was verified by questionnaire before and after 3 months and musculo-skeletal complaints resulted to be improved for 21 out of 56 workers, depending from diligence. The training was realized by an occupational doctor and a physiotherapist; the compliance of this method was good by the trainees, but a recalling intervention was planned to reach better results in the whole group.
ISSN:0531-5131
1873-6157
DOI:10.1016/j.ics.2005.02.084