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Effectiveness of a Balance Chair for Maintaining a Seating Posture During Light-Duty Work

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Advances in Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors

Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing ((AISC,volume 489))

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This study discusses the effectiveness of using a balance chair and adjusting a desk height and working position for maintaining seating posture during light-duty work. It is important for a worker to maintain good posture to improve work efficiency and protect his or her health. However, the worker’s body trunk tends to lean forward unconsciously when he or she is working on an ordinary chair. Meanwhile, a person sitting on a balance chair, which comprises a forward-declined seat and a knee pad, can maintain a posture that resembles that of standing. This study measures the body trunk angles of a subject performing light-duty work while seated on an ordinary chair and a balance chair and discusses the influence of desk height and working position.

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  1. Department of Biomechanical and Human Factors Engineering, Kindai University, 930 Nishimitai, Kinokawa, Wakayama, Japan

    Noriyasu Hirokawa, Takahiro Tanaka, Ken’ichi Itose, Tadashi Shibue, Takashi Hayami, Toru Sawai & Mitsushi Ohmasa

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Hirokawa, N. et al. (2016). Effectiveness of a Balance Chair for Maintaining a Seating Posture During Light-Duty Work. In: Goonetilleke, R., Karwowski, W. (eds) Advances in Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 489. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41694-6_22

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