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Application Of Pressure Biofeedback Unit As Part Of Ergonomics Assessment Tools For Assessing Back Pain Among Computer Users

The decrease in the back muscle strength, especially Transverse Abdominus (TrA) muscle can be an early symptom for the occurrence of back pain among individual. The Pressure Biofeedback Unit (PBU) was frequently used in the clinical setting to assess the TrA strength level among back pain patients...

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Main Authors: Padmanathan, Vinothini, Halim, Isa, Too, Yi Wei
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Language:English
Published: World Academy Of Research In Science And Engineering (WARSE) 2019
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T Technology (General)
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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spelling my.utem.eprints.240762020-06-18T12:02:12Z http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/24076/ Application Of Pressure Biofeedback Unit As Part Of Ergonomics Assessment Tools For Assessing Back Pain Among Computer Users Padmanathan, Vinothini Halim, Isa Too, Yi Wei T Technology (General) TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) The decrease in the back muscle strength, especially Transverse Abdominus (TrA) muscle can be an early symptom for the occurrence of back pain among individual. The Pressure Biofeedback Unit (PBU) was frequently used in the clinical setting to assess the TrA strength level among back pain patients. However, in the ergonomics setting, lack of studies available to look into the usefulness of the PBU to assess the back muscle strength level, especially the TrA among the working population who are having back pain symptoms. Therefore the current pilot study was conducted among ten computer users to look into the validity of the PBU in assessing the TrA strength level in identifying the early symptom of back pain. The validity of PBU results was compared with the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire results in identifying the back pain symptom among computer users. The chi-square analysis revealed that there was no any significant differences between PBU results and Standardized Nordic Questionnaire results in screening the early symptom of back pain. In conclusion, the current study revealed that the PBU can be an useful tool in the ergonomics assessment to identify the early symptom of back pain among computer users. World Academy Of Research In Science And Engineering (WARSE) 2019-06 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/24076/2/Published%20Application%20of%20Pressure%20Biofeedback%20Unit%20for%20ergo.pdf Padmanathan, Vinothini and Halim, Isa and Too, Yi Wei (2019) Application Of Pressure Biofeedback Unit As Part Of Ergonomics Assessment Tools For Assessing Back Pain Among Computer Users. International Journal Of Advanced Trends In Computer Science And Engineering, 8 (3). pp. 879-882. ISSN 2278-3091 http://www.warse.org/IJATCSE/static/pdf/file/ijatcse83832019.pdf 10.30534/ijatcse/2019/83832019
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topic T Technology (General)
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Padmanathan, Vinothini
Halim, Isa
Too, Yi Wei
Application Of Pressure Biofeedback Unit As Part Of Ergonomics Assessment Tools For Assessing Back Pain Among Computer Users
description The decrease in the back muscle strength, especially Transverse Abdominus (TrA) muscle can be an early symptom for the occurrence of back pain among individual. The Pressure Biofeedback Unit (PBU) was frequently used in the clinical setting to assess the TrA strength level among back pain patients. However, in the ergonomics setting, lack of studies available to look into the usefulness of the PBU to assess the back muscle strength level, especially the TrA among the working population who are having back pain symptoms. Therefore the current pilot study was conducted among ten computer users to look into the validity of the PBU in assessing the TrA strength level in identifying the early symptom of back pain. The validity of PBU results was compared with the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire results in identifying the back pain symptom among computer users. The chi-square analysis revealed that there was no any significant differences between PBU results and Standardized Nordic Questionnaire results in screening the early symptom of back pain. In conclusion, the current study revealed that the PBU can be an useful tool in the ergonomics assessment to identify the early symptom of back pain among computer users.
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author Padmanathan, Vinothini
Halim, Isa
Too, Yi Wei
author_facet Padmanathan, Vinothini
Halim, Isa
Too, Yi Wei
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title Application Of Pressure Biofeedback Unit As Part Of Ergonomics Assessment Tools For Assessing Back Pain Among Computer Users
title_short Application Of Pressure Biofeedback Unit As Part Of Ergonomics Assessment Tools For Assessing Back Pain Among Computer Users
title_full Application Of Pressure Biofeedback Unit As Part Of Ergonomics Assessment Tools For Assessing Back Pain Among Computer Users
title_fullStr Application Of Pressure Biofeedback Unit As Part Of Ergonomics Assessment Tools For Assessing Back Pain Among Computer Users
title_full_unstemmed Application Of Pressure Biofeedback Unit As Part Of Ergonomics Assessment Tools For Assessing Back Pain Among Computer Users
title_sort application of pressure biofeedback unit as part of ergonomics assessment tools for assessing back pain among computer users
publisher World Academy Of Research In Science And Engineering (WARSE)
publishDate 2019
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