Browsing Kinesiology and Health Sciences by Supervisor "Wells, Richard"
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Assessing Workers’ Ability to Recognize Lifting Risk Factors for Low Back Pain: Investigating the Efficacy of a Simple Educational Message.
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-21)Introduction: Participatory ergonomic approaches have been shown to be an effective method for identifying work place hazards. Since in many workplaces, expertise in ergonomics is not available, simple educational messages ... -
Effect of Degrees of Freedom on Effort and Rate of Fatigue Accumulation During the Supine Chest Press
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-19)INTRODUCTION For workplace tool design and exercise equipment design alike, the number of the degrees of freedom to be controlled in a tool or machine has been shown to affect the biological response of the user. Studies ... -
Fatigue at the Workplace: Measurement and Temporal Development
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-12)Fatigue at the workplace has been described as a multidimensional construct, affecting the overall state of the whole organism, which may be a consequence of prolonged work and various psychological, socioeconomic, and ...