2022•The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec)Requires access
Development of an active chair for office use that can move the body trunk effectively to prevent back pain
Ryo NAKAHARA, Ayato Kanada, Takeshi SHONO, Koki Honda, Yasutaka Nakashima, Motoji YAMAMOTO
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Abstract
Office work involves prolonged sitting posture, which causes back pain. Various methods have been proposed for the back pain. However, most of these methods have not been evaluated quantitatively for their effectiveness for the back pain. Therefore, this study develops an active chair and evaluates its effecttiveness quantitatively on the view point of activity of trunk muscle which decrease the back pain problem. It is shown that the chair promotes the activity of trunk muscle and the use of the chair does not affect the efficiency of office works.