Short Interventions to Prevent Trapezius Muscle Fatigue in Computer Work

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

30

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 14, 2016

Primary Completion Date

September 5, 2016

Study Completion Date

September 5, 2016

Conditions
Muscle FatigueTrapezius Muscle Strain
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

interruptions of work tasks

"During each activity two interruptions/breaks were selected randomly from a set of ten predetermined actions:~Active break types:~* Move shoulder and upper back~* Swing arms near the body~* Three slow but forceful elevations of the shoulders, a relaxation exercise based on the principles developed by Jacobson~* Stand up and stretch~* Slowly turn head in all possible directions.~Passive break types:~* Tell a couple of jokes~* Stand up and have a drink~* Relaxing the trapezius~* Questions on actual posture and feelings of comfort / discomfort.~* A short rest on the couch"

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

University of Turin, Italy

OTHER

collaborator

University of Lausanne

OTHER

collaborator

University of Michigan

OTHER

lead

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

OTHER

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