Article
Orthopedics
Sun-Shil Shin, Won-Gyu Yoo
Summary: The study found that flat-back posture may be a potential source of low back pain during both upright and slumped sitting. Assessment of lordosis should consider the relationship between GLL and RLL.
JOURNAL OF BACK AND MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Biology
Scott A. Williams, Thomas Cody Prang, Marc R. Meyer, Thierra K. Nalley, Renier Van der Merwe, Christopher Yelverton, Daniel Garcia-Martinez, Gabrielle A. Russo, Kelly R. Ostrofsky, Jeffrey Spear, Jennifer Eyre, Mark Grabowski, Shahed Nalla, Markus Bastir, Peter Schmid, Steven E. Churchill, Lee R. Berger
Summary: Newly discovered lumbar vertebrae of Malapa Hominin 2 provide insight into the posture and locomotion of Australopithecus sediba, showing adaptations to bipedalism. The nearly complete lower back of MH2 suggests a human-like overall shape with features indicating both bipedal and arboreal behaviors.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Xiangying Zhang, Junming Fan, Tao Peng, Pai Zheng, Xujun Zhang, Renzhong Tang
Summary: Recognizing sitting posture is crucial for preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders in office workers. A deep learning model is proposed to fuse the multimodal data of infrared map and pressure map for accurate recognition while protecting privacy. The model achieves a 93.08% F1-score in experiments with 20 participants, indicating its promising potential for sitting posture-related applications.
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tae-sung In, Jin-hwa Jung, Kyoung-sim Jung, Hwi-young Chio
Summary: This study assessed the association between smartphone use in the sitting posture and changes in thoracolumbar kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, and pelvic asymmetry in adolescents with low back pain. Results showed that thoracolumbar kyphosis and lumbar lordosis increased after prolonged sitting, especially in adolescents with LBP. Pelvic asymmetry did not show significant difference between sitting time and groups.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Mingoo Cho, Jun-Sang Han, Sungwook Kang, Chang-Hwan Ahn, Dong-Hee Kim, Chul-Hyun Kim, Kyoung-Tae Kim, Ae-Ryoung Kim, Jong-Moon Hwang
Summary: This study used the finite element method to investigate how pressure on the lumbar spine changes during dynamic movements in different postures. Results showed that slumped sitting on a chair and sitting on the floor significantly increased pressure on the nucleus pulposus, annulus fibrosus, and cortical bone in all three movements. Sitting on the floor resulted in even higher pressure on the nucleus pulposus and annulus fibers compared to slumped sitting on a chair. Maintaining an erect sitting position with increased lumbar lordosis during seated activities can effectively reduce intradiscal pressure and cortical bone stress.
BIOENGINEERING-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Jianwei Li, Sihan Huang, Faming Wang, Sixi Chen, Huiru Zheng
Summary: This study proposes a new ergonomic method for assessing risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) associated with sitting postures. The Kinect sensor and RULA method were used to collect and evaluate posture data, and the results showed that the Kinect joint data was generally accurate and consistent with expert evaluations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PATTERN RECOGNITION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
(2022)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Joseph J. Bigham, Edward K. Chang, Mathew Sorensen, Howard A. Chansky, Scott Telfer
Summary: The study utilized wearable technology to quantify the relationship between neck posture and pain among urologists during open and robotic surgery. Results showed that longer durations and higher degrees of neck flexion were associated with increased neck pain, especially during open procedures. Raising awareness about ergonomics during residency can help future surgeons make conscious decisions regarding their neck posture in surgery.
JOURNAL OF ENDOUROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Xiangying Zhang, Junming Fan, Tao Peng, Pai Zheng, C. K. M. Lee, Renzhong Tang
Summary: Sitting posture recognition is important for preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). Existing methods such as cameras and wearables have privacy concerns and inconveniences, while pressure sensors cannot accurately recognize different body parts' states. In this study, a novel privacy-preserving and unobtrusive sitting posture recognition system is proposed, combining a pressure array sensor with an infrared array sensor, along with a deep learning-based recognition algorithm.
ADVANCED ENGINEERING INFORMATICS
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Eduardo Gallas Leivas, Leticia Amaral Correa, Leandro Alberto Calazans Nogueira
Summary: This study analyzed the relationship between work-related lumbar posture and lower back pain (LBP), finding that predominant walking posture reduced the likelihood of reporting LBP in the last 12 months compared to standing, while standing posture increased this likelihood. Additionally, LBP was associated with personal and clinical factors.
INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Myung Woo Park, Sang Jun Park, Sun Gun Chung
Summary: This study examined the relationship between loss of skeletal muscle mass, lumbar lordosis, and chronic low back pain (CLBP). The results showed that the lumbar lordosis of the CLBP group was significantly lower than that of the control group, and the skeletal muscle mass index was also decreased in the CLBP group. There was a positive correlation between the skeletal muscle mass index and lumbar lordotic angle.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wojciech Piotr Kiebzak, Arkadiusz Lukasz Zurawski, Michal Kosztolowicz
Summary: This study analyzed the relationship between the alignment of the body of sternum and sacrum and the changes in thoracic and lumbar spine curvatures in children. The findings suggest that changes in alignment affect the curvature angles. An alignment angle of approximately 64 degrees can be considered as a target for correcting children's sitting posture.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Francisco Luna-Perejon, Juan Manuel Montes-Sanchez, Lourdes Duran-Lopez, Alberto Vazquez-Baeza, Isabel Beasley-Bohorquez, Jose L. Sevillano-Ramos
Summary: This study successfully distinguished different sitting postures by placing a few sensors on the seat surface and combining them with a machine learning model, achieving low costs and lower system complexity.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Steffan Wittrup McPhee Christensen, Thorvaldur Skuli Palsson, Hans Jurgen Krebs, Thomas Graven-Nielsen, Rogerio Pessoto Hirata
Summary: This study investigated the effects of sitting posture on spinal pain, sensitivity, and muscle activity. The results showed that regardless of posture, each task caused an increase in pain, although some tasks caused larger changes than others.
APPLIED ERGONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
Shu-Hao Du, Yong-Hui Zhang, Qi-Hao Yang, Yu-Chen Wang, Yu Fang, Xue-Qiang Wang
Summary: Postural assessment is crucial for identifying risk factors and determining appropriate treatment for low back pain. Asymmetries in postural alignment can be considered normal and important for evaluation criteria. It is important to comprehensively observe patients’ posture and analyze factors related to postural evaluation.
EFORT OPEN REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Robotics
Lorenzo Vianello, Jean-Baptiste Mouret, Eloise Dalin, Alexis Aubry, Serena Ivaldi
Summary: This study introduces a method to predict human postures in a collaborative scenario with a robot trajectory using probabilistic terms. It considers individual differences and preferences in movement execution, and evaluates the impact from an ergonomics standpoint.
IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Ann-Marie Morrissey, Aoife O'Neill, Kieran O'Sullivan, Katie Robinson
Summary: The study found that one third of older Europeans with musculoskeletal pain reported using complementary and alternative medicine in the previous year. Younger participants, females, those with higher education levels, employed individuals, and those living in Western Europe had higher rates of CAM use.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PAIN
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Gurpreet Singh, George McNamee, Laura Sharpe, Michael Lucas, Paul Lewis, Christopher Newton, Peter O'Sullivan, Ivan Lin, Kieran O'Sullivan
Summary: This study examined the use of the SFoQ by physiotherapists and their screening and documentation of psychological, social, and lifestyle factors. The results showed that physiotherapists rarely used the SFoQ and did not consistently screen or document multidimensional factors. However, more senior physiotherapists were more consistent in screening and documenting emotional factors.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
(2023)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Kevin J. O'Sullivan, Tjasa Kermavnar, Kenneth A. Gorski, Samer Arnous, Leonard W. O'Sullivan
Summary: The study assessed the temperature loss of extrinsically warmed contrast media in tubing during simulated angiography, finding that injected contrast media temperature decreased rapidly during the procedure, with the most heat loss occurring in the tubing between the contrast media bottle and coronary control syringe.
Article
Physiology
Michelle Biggins, Helen Purtill, Peter Fowler, Kieran O'Sullivan, Roisin Cahalan
Summary: The study investigated the impact of eastward travel across 7 time zones on sleep, jet lag, and recovery in elite soccer athletes. It found that long-haul eastward travel significantly affected sleep duration and quality, as well as jet lag symptoms. Athletes reported changes in sleep hygiene posttravel and took up to 5 days to recover from the negative impacts of travel.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS PHYSIOLOGY AND PERFORMANCE
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Maire-Brid Casey, Fiona Wilson, Leo Ng, Kieran O'Sullivan, J. P. Caneiro, Peter B. O'Sullivan, Alex Horgan, Jane S. Thornton, Kellie Wilkie, Virpi Timonen, Julia Wall, Emer McGowan
Summary: Rowers tend to attribute low back pain to structural/physical factors and view rowing as a high-risk sport for low back pain. They focus on physical strategies, such as stretching and core-strengthening exercise, for the management and prevention of low back pain.
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Thomas Dekkers, Kieran O'Sullivan, Catherine Blake, Joseph G. McVeigh, Kieran Collins
Summary: This study quantifies the incidence, location, and severity of injuries in Gaelic football and identifies potential moderators. The results indicate that injuries are much more common in matches than in training, with the lower limb being the most affected region and non-contact mechanisms being the most common cause of injuries. Athletes aged over 30, poor aerobic fitness, and sudden increases in training workload are all factors that increase the risk of injury.
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Sima Vatandoost, Rahman Sheikhhoseini, Behnam Akhbari, Mahyar Salavati, Mohammadreza Pourahmadi, Maryam Farhang, Kieran O'Sullivan
Summary: This study compared muscle strength and flexibility between women with extension-related CNLBP and healthy controls. The results showed that women with CNLBP had significantly lower muscle strength, but their flexibility was not significantly reduced.
PHYSIOTHERAPY THEORY AND PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Jack Davis, Christopher Newton, Gurpreet Singh, David Nolan, Kieran O'Sullivan
Summary: This study investigated the beliefs of UK NHS staff when experiencing back pain and found that they generally held negative beliefs about back pain. While they were aware of the benefits of activity, they also believed that ongoing protection of the back was necessary. These beliefs about back pain were influenced by healthcare professional advice, moving and handling training, family opinion, and childhood experiences.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
(2023)
Review
Anesthesiology
Sara D. D. Hauber, Katie Robinson, Edward Kirby, Steven Kamper, Noirin Nealon Lennox, Kieran O'Sullivan
Summary: This scoping review examines the interventions evaluated in randomized trials for adolescents with persistent back pain and reveals discrepancies between these interventions and the recommended interventions for this population.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Kevin J. O'Sullivan, Colum P. Dunne, Barry Linnane, Deirdre McGrath, Leonard O'Sullivan
Summary: The aim of this study was to develop a disposable Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure (OPEP) device using 3D printing technology. The prototype device achieved comparable mechanical performance to existing reusable devices, without the need for cleaning, reducing microbiological risks.
IRISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Alice Shannon, Aidan O'Sullivan, Kevin J. O'Sullivan, Seamus Clifford, Leonard O'Sullivan
Summary: Polymers are widely used in healthcare due to their biocompatibility and mechanical properties, but their use in medical products can lead to biofilm formation and hospital-acquired infections. The study focuses on evaluating the compatibility of antimicrobial metal and metal oxide fillers in 3D printing resins. Eight materials displayed settling behavior during the test period, while nine materials showed no settling. This method can be applied to assess settling of other fillers introduced into 3D printing resins.
3D PRINTING AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
(2023)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
George Ploutarchou, Christos Savva, Christos Karagiannis, Kyriakos Pavlou, Kieran O'Sullivan, Vasilleios Korakakis
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) alone or with additional interventions on various aspects of chronic neck pain (CNP) patients. The results showed that CBT, with or without additional intervention, can significantly reduce pain in the short term and improve kinesiophobia, depression, and anxiety when compared to other conservative interventions. However, more research is needed to analyze the heterogeneous comparisons between different types of CBT interventions.
COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY
(2023)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
I. Caoimhe Maguire, Leonard D. Browne, Mina Dawood, Fiona Leahy, Maria C. Ryan, Eoin White, Aidan O'Sullivan, Leonard O'Sullivan, Austin G. Stack
Summary: Arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) have a positive impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) compared to central venous catheters (CVC) in hemodialysis patients. While CVCs reduce complications like bleeding and swelling, they have more negative effects on social activities and bathing/showering.
Article
Rehabilitation
Linda Shore, Adam de Eyto, Leonard O'Sullivan
Summary: This study examines the insights expressed by older adults regarding their life experience, experiences with assistive devices, and perceptions of robots and robotic assistive devices. The findings highlight the importance of understanding older adults' acceptance of emerging technologies to avoid feelings of frustration and abandonment.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION-ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Diarmuid Horgan, Helen Purtill, Eva Ryan, Kieran O'Sullivan
Summary: The impact of manual handling training on low back pain beliefs was examined in this study. The results showed that the training led to improvements in back beliefs and fear of movement scores, but increased perceptions of harm from daily activities on low back pain.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
(2022)
