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10.17770/sie2020vol6.5091
Title: | The Relationship Between Head Posture and Level of Physical Activity in Office Workers |
Authors: | Veseta, Una Upeniece, Irena Onzevs, Oskars Liepina, Inga Lice, Ineta Lubkina, Velta Kaupužs, Aivars Znotiņa, Daina Rīga Stradiņš University |
Keywords: | head posture;level of physical activity;office workers;3.3 Health sciences;3.1. Articles or chapters in proceedings/scientific books indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database |
Issue Date: | 20-May-2020 |
Publisher: | Rēzeknes Tehnoloģiju akadēmija |
Citation: | Veseta , U , Upeniece , I , Onzevs , O , Liepina , I & Lice , I 2020 , The Relationship Between Head Posture and Level of Physical Activity in Office Workers . in V Lubkina , A Kaupužs & D Znotiņa (eds) , Sabiedrība. Integrācija. Izglītība = Society. Integration. Education : starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences materiāli = proceedings of the international scientific conference . vol. 6: Sabiedrības veselība un sports , Society. Integration. Education=Sabiedrība. Integrācija. Izglītība , Rēzeknes Tehnoloģiju akadēmija , Rēzekne , pp. 456-466 , International Scientific Conference “Society. Integration. Education: Sabiedrība. Integrācija. Izglītība”, 2020 , Rēzekne , Latvia , 22/05/20 . https://doi.org/10.17770/sie2020vol6.5091 conference |
Series/Report no.: | Society. Integration. Education=Sabiedrība. Integrācija. Izglītība |
Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to discover the relationship between head and neck posture and level of physical activity for office workers.In our study, 66 subjects (women 28-49 age old) who work in office longer than one year, sitting would total about 6 hours per 8 hour workday. Exclusion criteria were self-report of previous significant back injury; current neck or upper back pain; or referred pain into the upper extremity (i.e. cervical radiculopathy). Informed consent was obtained from all participants. Physical activity levels were evaluated using the International PhysicalActivity Questionnaireshort form. The head posture and the craniovertebralangle wasmeasured using photogrammetry, Protractor mobile application using iPhone 6s cell phone. The cervical Range of Motion was analyzed using the inclinometer and the Neck Disability Index as an instrument for self-rated disability. The collected data were analyzed using the methods of mathematical statistics. Pearson correlation was used to determine the relationship of level of physical activity with craniovertebral angle and Neck Disability Index.The results showed physical activity levelhas no correlations at all, a weak correlation to the craniovertebral angle.There is a correlation between all other head posture indicators |
DOI: | 10.17770/sie2020vol6.5091 |
ISSN: | 1691-5887 |
Appears in Collections: | Research outputs from Pure / Zinātniskās darbības rezultāti no ZDIS Pure |
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