Sitting 101 / 1 Credit

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the immediate effect of different sitting postures during a standardized computer task on perceived pain in healthy participants
2. Analyze the immediate and short-term effects of three common sitting postures (slouched, upright and supported sitting with a backrest) on pain, lumbar range of motion, proprioception and trunk muscle activity in asymptomatic subjects
3. Summarize the evidence regarding the association between objectively measured sitting time and immediate increases in perceived low back pain
4. Compare the effectiveness of the Smart Work and Life (SWAL) intervention, with and without a height adjustable desk, on daily sitting time during and outside of work

Course Reviews

1. Prolonged Slumped Sitting Causes Neck Pain & Increased Axioscapular Muscle Activity in Healthy Subjects
2. Effect of Sitting Posture on Spinal Biomechanics in Asymptomatic Subjects
3. Association Between Sitting & Low Back Pain
4. Reducing Sitting Time in the Workplace – Cluster Randomized Trial

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