The DPhacto cohort: an overview of technically measured physical activity at work and leisure in blue-collar sectors for practitioners and researchers

MB Jørgensen, N Gupta, M Korshøj… - Applied ergonomics, 2019 - Elsevier
For improved prevention of health issues among blue-collar workers, there is a need for an
overview of the physical activity at work and leisure using technical long-term measurements …

Novel design of assistive technologies based on the interconnection of motion capture and virtual reality systems to foster task performance of the ageing workforce

J Alves, TM Lima, PD Gaspar - Designs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Demographic changes, increasing life expectancy, and increasing healthy life expectancy
lead to an increasingly ageing workforce. This condition has a growing impact on the …

Body-worn IMU array reveals effects of load on performance in an outdoor obstacle course

RV Vitali, SM Cain, LV Ojeda, MV Potter, AM Zaferiou… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
This study introduces a new method to understand how added load affects human
performance across a broad range of athletic tasks (ten obstacles) embedded in an outdoor …

Physical work demands of childcare workers in Denmark: device-based measurements and workplace observations among 199 childcare workers from 16 day …

A Holtermann, P Fjeldstad Hendriksen… - Annals of Work …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Objectives Childcare workers in Denmark have high prevalence of musculoskeletal
pain (MSP) and sickness absence, but the existing knowledge of their physical work …

Reconstruction of body motion during self-reported losses of balance in community-dwelling older adults

LV Ojeda, PG Adamczyk, JR Rebula, LV Nyquist… - Medical engineering & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Older adults experience slips, trips, stumbles, and other losses of balance (LOBs). LOBs are
more common than falls and are closely linked to falls and fall-injuries. Data about real …

Applying wearable technology and a deep learning model to predict occupational physical activities

Y Yan, H Fan, Y Li, E Hoeglinger, A Wiesinger, A Barr… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Many workers who engage in manual material handling (MMH) jobs experience high
physical demands that are associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders …

Assessing smoothness of arm movements with jerk: a comparison of laterality, contraction mode and plane of elevation. A pilot study

A Roren, A Mazarguil, D Vaquero-Ramos… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Measuring the quality of movement is a need and a challenge for clinicians. Jerk, defined as
the quantity of acceleration variation, is a kinematic parameter used to assess the …

A comparison of Expert and Novice marksmanship performance and postural mechanics using inertial measurement units (IMUs) during dynamic live-fire shooting

MP O'Donovan, CL Hancock, VG Bode… - Applied Ergonomics, 2024 - Elsevier
Marksmanship is a foundational Soldier skill required for all active-duty military personnel
regardless of duty position. This research compared shooting performance and underlying …

Human crawling performance and technique revealed by inertial measurement units

RV Vitali, SM Cain, SP Davidson, NC Perkins - Journal of biomechanics, 2019 - Elsevier
Human crawling performance and technique are of broad interest to roboticists,
biomechanists, and military personnel. This study explores the variables that define crawling …

Lumbalgia aguda asociada a la carga laboral en el personal de salud y auxiliares de enfermería: Clínica Albán, Cuenca-Ecuador.

ÁP Gutiérrez–Bedón, FO Manzano-Merchán… - …, 2023 - investigarmqr.com
El dolor lumbar (LBP, por sus siglas en inglés) es un problema de salud común con una
prevalencia e incidencia reportadas en todo el mundo de hasta el 20% y el 7 …