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The Short Term Musculoskeletal and Cognitive Effects of Prolonged Sitting During Office Computer Work
Office workers are exposed to high levels of sedentary time. In addition to cardio-vascular and metabolic health risks, this sedentary time may have musculoskeletal and/or cognitive impacts on office workers. Participants (n = 20) undertook two hours of laboratory-based sitting computer work to inve...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6122014/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30087262 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15081678 |
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author | Baker, Richelle Coenen, Pieter Howie, Erin Williamson, Ann Straker, Leon |
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description | Office workers are exposed to high levels of sedentary time. In addition to cardio-vascular and metabolic health risks, this sedentary time may have musculoskeletal and/or cognitive impacts on office workers. Participants (n = 20) undertook two hours of laboratory-based sitting computer work to investigate changes in discomfort and cognitive function (sustained attention and problem solving), along with muscle fatigue, movement and mental state. Over time, discomfort increased in all body areas (total body IRR [95% confidence interval]: 1.43 [1.33–1.53]) reaching clinically meaningful levels in the low back and hip/thigh/buttock areas. Creative problem solving errors increased (β = 0.25 [0.03–1.47]) while sustained attention did not change. There was no change in erector spinae, trapezius, rectus femoris, biceps femoris and external oblique median frequency or amplitude; low back angle changed towards less lordosis, pelvis movement increased, and mental state deteriorated. There were no substantial correlations between discomfort and cognitive function. The observed changes suggest prolonged sitting may have consequences for musculoskeletal discomfort and cognitive function and breaks to interrupt prolonged sitting are recommended. |
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spelling | pubmed-61220142018-09-07 The Short Term Musculoskeletal and Cognitive Effects of Prolonged Sitting During Office Computer Work Baker, Richelle Coenen, Pieter Howie, Erin Williamson, Ann Straker, Leon Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Office workers are exposed to high levels of sedentary time. In addition to cardio-vascular and metabolic health risks, this sedentary time may have musculoskeletal and/or cognitive impacts on office workers. Participants (n = 20) undertook two hours of laboratory-based sitting computer work to investigate changes in discomfort and cognitive function (sustained attention and problem solving), along with muscle fatigue, movement and mental state. Over time, discomfort increased in all body areas (total body IRR [95% confidence interval]: 1.43 [1.33–1.53]) reaching clinically meaningful levels in the low back and hip/thigh/buttock areas. Creative problem solving errors increased (β = 0.25 [0.03–1.47]) while sustained attention did not change. There was no change in erector spinae, trapezius, rectus femoris, biceps femoris and external oblique median frequency or amplitude; low back angle changed towards less lordosis, pelvis movement increased, and mental state deteriorated. There were no substantial correlations between discomfort and cognitive function. The observed changes suggest prolonged sitting may have consequences for musculoskeletal discomfort and cognitive function and breaks to interrupt prolonged sitting are recommended. MDPI 2018-08-07 2018-08 /pmc/articles/PMC6122014/ /pubmed/30087262 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15081678 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Baker, Richelle Coenen, Pieter Howie, Erin Williamson, Ann Straker, Leon The Short Term Musculoskeletal and Cognitive Effects of Prolonged Sitting During Office Computer Work |
title | The Short Term Musculoskeletal and Cognitive Effects of Prolonged Sitting During Office Computer Work |
title_full | The Short Term Musculoskeletal and Cognitive Effects of Prolonged Sitting During Office Computer Work |
title_fullStr | The Short Term Musculoskeletal and Cognitive Effects of Prolonged Sitting During Office Computer Work |
title_full_unstemmed | The Short Term Musculoskeletal and Cognitive Effects of Prolonged Sitting During Office Computer Work |
title_short | The Short Term Musculoskeletal and Cognitive Effects of Prolonged Sitting During Office Computer Work |
title_sort | short term musculoskeletal and cognitive effects of prolonged sitting during office computer work |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6122014/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30087262 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15081678 |
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