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Occupational Posture

Occupational Posture is a construct in physical ergonomics that denotes the static or dynamic alignment of the human body during work-related activities, distinguished by its focus on postural configurations influenced by occupational tasks, equipment design, and environmental constraints to assess musculoskeletal risk and inform ergonomic interventions.

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Correcting working postures in industry: A practical method for analysis

Osmo Karhu, Pekka Kansi, Iikka Kuorinka · Applied Ergonomics · 1977 · 1.3K citations

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A Technique for Assessing Postural Discomfort

E.N. Corlett, Richard P. Bishop · Ergonomics · 1976 · 1K citations

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Back disorders and nonneutral trunk postures of automobile assembly workers.

Laura Punnett, Lawrence J. Fine, WM Keyserling et al. · Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health · 1991 · 573 citations · Full text

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A field comparison of neck and shoulder postures in symptomatic and asymptomatic office workers

Grace Szeto, Leon Straker, Sally Raine · Applied Ergonomics · 2002 · 435 citations

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Musculoskeletal disorders among visual display terminal workers: individual, ergonomic, and work organizational factors

Ulf Bergqvist, E. WOLGAST, Bengt‐Olof Nilsson et al. · Ergonomics · 1995 · 420 citations

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    Svend Erik Mathiassen

    University of Gävle, Sweden

    16 publications · 669 citations

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  2. MF
    Mikael Forsman

    Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

    11 publications · 537 citations

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    Alex Burdorf

    Erasmus MC, Netherlands

    11 publications · 796 citations

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    Allard J. van der Beek

    Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    10 publications · 483 citations

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    Somnath Gangopadhyay

    University of Calcutta, India

    10 publications · 493 citations

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852

  1. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    17 h-index

    49 publications

    3.2K citations

  2. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    13 h-index

    37 publications

    4.1K citations

  3. University of Calcutta

    Kolkata, India

    13 h-index

    41 publications

    2K citations

  4. Curtin University

    Perth, Australia

    13 h-index

    31 publications

    3.8K citations

  5. University of Gävle

    Gävle, Sweden

    12 h-index

    32 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    12 h-index

    24 publications

    2.3K citations

  7. Gävle Hospital

    Gävle, Sweden

    12 h-index

    33 publications

    1.3K citations

  8. Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    12 h-index

    21 publications

    1.3K citations

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  1. Ergonomics

    97 publications · 7.7K citations

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  2. Applied Ergonomics

    56 publications · 5.7K citations

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  3. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

    48 publications · 2.1K citations

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 45 publications · 1.9K citations

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  5. Work

    50 publications · 1.4K citations

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