The movement profile of trunk and neck during habitual vacuuming
- Musculoskeletal disorders of the trunk and neck are common among cleaners. Vacuum cleaning is a demanding activity. The aim of this study was to present the movement profile of the trunk and neck during habitual vacuuming. The data were collected from 31 subjects (21f./10 m) using a 3D motion analysis system (Xsens). 10 cycles were analysed in vacuuming PVC and carpet floors with 8 vacuum cleaners. The joint angles and velocities were represented statistically descriptive. When vacuuming, the trunk is held in a forwardly inclined position by a flexion in the hip and rotated from this position. In the joint angles and velocities of the spine, the rotation proved to be dominant. A relatively large amount of movement took place in the cervical spine and also in the lumbar spine. The shown movement profile is rather a comfort area of vacuuming which may serve as a reference for ergonomics in vacuuming.
Download full text files
Additional Services
| Author: | Christian Maurer-GrubingerORCiDGND, Jasmin HänelORCiD, Laura FräulinORCiDGND, Fabian Christian HolzgreveORCiDGND, Eileen M. WankeORCiDGND, Jan David Alexander GronebergORCiDGND, Daniela Maren OhlendorfORCiDGND |
|---|---|
| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-640567 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99664-4 |
| ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
| Parent Title (English): | Scientific reports |
| Publisher: | Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature |
| Place of publication: | [London] |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2021/10/14 |
| Date of first Publication: | 2021/10/14 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2022/03/01 |
| Tag: | Musculoskeletal system; Occupational health; Preventive medicine |
| Volume: | 11 |
| Issue: | art. 20401 |
| Page Number: | 14 |
| First Page: | 1 |
| Last Page: | 14 |
| Note: | Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL. |
| HeBIS-PPN: | 491748396 |
| Institutes: | Medizin |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
| Sammlungen: | Universitätspublikationen |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0 |
