A one-page checklist for determining the presence of ergonomic risk factors associated with awkward postures of the lower extremities, trunk and neck was developed and evaluated as part of a joint labor-management ergonomics intervention program. This checklist was used by plant personnel at four work sites to assess the postural requirements on 335 cyclical (i.e., work-cycle duration less than...

Socially awkward experiences are often considered as something to be avoided. Interestingly, examples from the traditional games domain suggest that social awkwardness can enable novel and engaging play experiences. We note that there has been little research into exploring social awkwardness when it comes to digital games. In response we present our experiences with Musical Embrace, a digital ...

Aims: Non specific Low back pain is defined as without any known pathology which affects almost all the leading occupation where body's awkward posture, twisting and stress forces are commonly encountered across globe it highly prevalent 60% to 70% in a year. Studies have shown various exercise regimen individual effect on same but superiority of out these not clear.
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Abstract This article assesses the merits of Dana Logan’s Awkward Rituals as a notable anthropological intervention in study American religions, one that opens significant converse with Asian ritual traditions, mediated by colonial history. It suggests book presents genealogically measured theoretical advance to tradition studies.

background: office workers spend a long period of time behind a computer during working hours. the relation between the posture of sitting during work with computer and neck pain is still debatable. even though some researchers claim a significant difference in head posture between patients with neck pain and pain-free participants, the fhp (forward head posture) has not always been associated ...

background: driving posture discomfort can contribute to musculoskeletal disorders (msds), injuries, lumbar pain and fatigue. the three main objectives of this study were to identify the level of awareness for correct and safe driving posture, health implication to their body parts and to propose a suitable car seat fit dimensions appropriate for malaysian drivers’ population. methods: the two ...