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Anthropometry Applied in Dimensioning an Earth Auger

Floresta e Ambiente, 2018
The objective of this study was to show the application of anthropometric measurements in dimensioning an earth auger used in forest plantations, aiming to offer greater comfort, safety and health for workers. Based on anthropometric measures of a sample
Eduardo da Silva Lopes, Felipe Martins de Oliveira, João Fábio Machado, Ezaquel Bednarczuk, Pedro Caldas Britto   +4 more
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Normative EMG activation patterns of school-age children during gait [PDF]

, 2010
Gait analysis is widely used in clinics to study walking abnormalities for surgery planning, definition of rehabilitation protocols, and objective evaluation of clinical outcomes.
Nascimbeni A., Gaffuri A., Gaffuri, A., Imazio, P., M.G. Benedetti, Knaflitz M., Knaflitz, Marco, M. Knaflitz, Agostini V., Imazio P., Benedetti, M.G., Nascimbeni, A., V. Agostini, A. Nascimbeni, A. Gaffuri, P. Imazio, BENEDETTI, MARIA GRAZIA, Agostini, Valentina   +17 more
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Assistive Devices to Help Correct Sitting-Posture Based on Posture Analysis Results

JOIV: International Journal on Informatics Visualization, 2021
As many people spend a lot of time sitting on a chair, diseases such as turtle neck, straight neck, caused by incorrect posture have been increasing. Preventing these diseases and treating initial symptoms is helpful just by sitting properly.
Seung-Min Lee, Hyeon-Ju Kim, So-Jeong Ham, Sunhee Kim   +3 more
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Targeted Athletic Training Improves the Neuromuscular Performance in Terms of Body Posture From Adolescence to Adulthood – Long-Term Study Over 6 Years

Frontiers in Physiology, 2018
Poor posture in childhood and adolescence is held responsible for the occurrence of associated disorders in adult age. This study aimed to verify whether body posture in adolescence can be enhanced through the improvement of neuromuscular performance ...
Oliver Ludwig, Jens Kelm, Annette Hammes, Eduard Schmitt, Michael Fröhlich   +4 more
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Role of physical fitness and functional movement in the body posture of children with overweight/obesity

, 2020
BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity is known to negatively impact body posture with severe consequences for the musculoskeletal system. Physical performance could play a positive role in the body posture conformation of these children, but there is little ...
Molina-Garcia, P, Ortega, Francisco B., Ortega, FB, Plaza-Florido, A, Mora-Gonzalez, J, Mora-Gonzalez, Jose, Torres-Lopez, Lucia V., Torres-Lopez, LV, Vanrenterghem, J, Plaza-Florido, Abel, Vanrenterghem, Jos, Molina-Garcia, Pablo   +11 more
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Development of adaptive sensorimotor control in infant sitting posture

, 2017
A reliable and adaptive relationship between action and perception is necessary for postural control. Our understanding of how this adaptive sensorimotor control develops during infancy is very limited.
Chen, Li-Chiou;Jeka, John;Clark, Jane E., 陳麗秋   +1 more
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From Observation to Quantification: Rasterstereographic Evaluation of Cervical Lordosis and Head Posture [PDF]

Rehabilitacja Medyczna
Introduction: Cervical lordosis and head protraction are important parameters in postural diagnostics, with implications for biomechanics and rehabilitation.
Zuzanna Broczkowska, Arkadiusz Żurawski, Joanna Budzis, Zbigniew Śliwiński   +3 more
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The effect of intervertebral cartilage on neutral posture and range of motion in the necks of sauropod dinosaurs [PDF]

, 2013
The necks of sauropod dinosaurs were a key factor in their evolution. The habitual posture and range of motion of these necks has been controversial, and computer-aided studies have argued for an obligatory sub-horizontal pose.
Michael P Taylor, Mathew J Wedel, Michael P. Taylor (478042), Wedel, Mathew J., Michael P. Taylor, Taylor, Michael P, Mathew J. Wedel (478041), Mathew J. Wedel   +7 more
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Working postures in dental practitioners and dental students: relationships between posture, seating, and muscle activity [PDF]

, 2008
The principal aim of this project is to examine posture and muscle activity when using an ergonomically designed saddle seat compared with a conventional seat during common dental procedures with the dental students and practising dentists. The study was
Gandavadi, Amar
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Comprehensive Associations Between Spinal–Pelvic Alignment and Muscle Shortening in Healthy Young Men: An Analysis of Individual and Interactive Effects in the Sagittal Plane Using SHapley Additive exPlanation

Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
Objectives: To comprehensively examine the association between spinopelvic alignment and muscle shortening in healthy young men, focusing on the individual and interactive effects of thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, and anterior pelvic tilt using ...
Minami Akao, Yuna Ishikura, Takuma Isshiki, Shinnosuke Tsukada, Hayato Shigetoh, Junya Miyazaki   +5 more
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