Sitting Posture during Prolonged Computer Typing with and without a Wearable Biofeedback Sensor
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15501487 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yi‐Liang Kuo (0000-0003-2242-9628, National Cheng Kung University), Kuo‐Yuan Huang (0000-0003-2153-5664, National Cheng Kung University Hospital), Chieh-Yu Kao (0000-0002-9667-2463, Sengkang General Hospital), Yi‐Ju Tsai (0000-0002-3863-6819, corresponding author), Yi-Ju Tsai (0000-0003-4082-2634, National Cheng Kung University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 5430-5430 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18105430 |
| PMID | 34069579 |
| OpenAlex | W3161735991 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 40 |
Prolonged sitting combined with an awkward posture might contribute to the increased risks of developing spinal pain. Maintaining an upright sitting posture is thus often suggested, especially nowadays when people spend longer periods in the sitting posture for occupational or leisure activities. Many types of assistive devices are commercially available to help computer users maintain an upright sitting posture. As the technology advances, wearable sensors that use microelectromechanical technology are designed to provide real-time biofeedback and promote adjusting posture actively. However, whether such wearable biofeedback sensors could assist adjusting sitting posture in computer users during prolonged typing remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate the effects of a wearable biofeedback sensor on maintaining an upright sitting posture. Twenty-one healthy young adults were recruited and performed a 1-h computer typing task twice, with and without using the active biofeedback device. The sagittal spinal posture during computer typing was measured using a three-dimensional motion analysis system. Using the wearable biofeedback sensor significantly decreased the neck flexion ( p p = 0.033), and pelvic plane ( p = 0.021) angles compared with not using the sensor. Computer users and sedentary workers may benefit from using wearable biofeedback sensors to actively maintain an upright sitting posture during prolonged deskwork
Biofeedback · Embedded system · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Physical therapy · Sagittal plane · Sitting · Wearable computer · Computer Science · Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders · Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Occupational health in dentistry · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |