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ERIC Number: ED497680
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Aug-3
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Computers, Children & Repetitive Stress Injuries: The Effects of Computer Workstation Design on Children's Posture
Maxwell, Lorraine E.; Laeser, Kathryn L.
DesignShare (NJ1)
As adult office workers' use of computers has increased, the incidence of computer-related musculoskeletal complaints and injuries has also increased. Although the use of computers in the classroom is increasing, little attention has been paid by educators, furniture manufacturers, or researchers to the ergonomic design issues of educational furniture for computer use. This brief article reports on two recent studies by Cornell researchers that demonstrated, using the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA), the effects of workstation design on children's posture. Overall, students responded favorably to a workstation which was fit to their anthropometric needs.
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Design Share, Minneapolis, MN.
Identifiers - Location: Michigan; New York
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