OCCUPATIONAL KINESIOLOGY: Correct Posture and Movement Habits and Exercises with the Aim of Preserving the Health of the Musculoskeletal System of Administrative Workers

Autorska knjiga-Stručna knjiga-Udžbenik za visokoškolsko obrazovanje

• Autor: Josipa Nakić
• Autorova ustanova: Sveučilište u Zagrebu; Kineziološki fakultet
• Znanstveno / umjetničko područje, polje i grana: DRUŠTVENE ZNANOSTI; Kineziologija

Sažetak (engleski)

The manual presents educational material intended for students and graduate kinesiologists, occupational safety professionals, ergonomics specialists, occupational health and safety specialists, doctors, and all other professionals who participate in the occupational health and safety system of administrative workers. The main purpose of this manual is to systematically distinguish the most common incorrect and correct movement patterns when performing various work tasks at the workplace of... Više administrative workers. The manual is also easy to understand by end users, i.e. administrative workers. One of the most significant characteristics of administrative workers’ work tasks is working at the computer. Today, almost everyone works at the computer. Children in school, students, and workers work at the computer in a large number of professions. Therefore, this manual is intended for a large number of people and professions. The occupational kinesiology exclusively promotes the daily application of natural forms of movement, i.e. functional patterns of human locomotion, because they are safe for health and economical with regard to energy consumption. Natural forms of movement such as walking, lifting, lowering, turning, sitting, getting up, etc. make up for an indispensable segment of this manual. The positions and movements described in this manual represent the application of basic movement structures of natural forms of movement in the daily life of administrative workers, pupils, students, and persons of other professions who in everyday life sit, work at a computer, rotate, get up, walk, etc. Occupational Kinesiology – Correct Posture and Movement Habits and Exercises with the Aim of Preserving the Health of the Musculoskeletal System of Administrative Workers is based on the results of scientific researchOccupational Kinesiology – Connection of Posture and Movement Habits and Symptoms of Musculoskeletal Disorders of Administrative Workers carried out within the project Development of e-learning systems, management and monitoring of occupational safety under the European Social Fund. This manual presents a concrete application of the blend of a scientific and professional knowledge aimed at effective primary prevention of musculoskeletal disorders caused by incorrect mechanics of movement and work of administrative workers. For details on the results of this scientific research, see Chapter 6. Results of research in the field of occupational kinesiology of administrative workers. The most common correct and incorrect postural movements habits and exercises for effective prevention of musculoskeletal diseases in this manual are described in text, pictures, and videos. By activating links and/or scanning QR codes, it is possible to instantly display videos. Sakrij dio sažetka

• Ključne riječi (engleski): occupational kinesiology; posture; exercises; musculoskeletal System
• Jezik: engleski
• Vrsta publikacije: Autorska knjiga-Stručna knjiga-Udžbenik za visokoškolsko obrazovanje
• Status objave: Objavljen
• Vrsta recenzije: Recenziran - međunarodna recenzija
• Verzija publikacije: Objavljena verzija rada (izdavačev PDF)
• Broj stranica: 88
• ISBN: 978-953-317-083-1 (e-izdanje)
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:117:963922
• Datum objave elektroničkog izdanja: 2025
• Vrsta resursa: Tekst
• Izdavač: Sveučilište u Zagrebu Kineziološki fakultet
• Mjesto izdavanja: Zagreb
• Prava pristupa: Otvoreni pristup
• Datum i vrijeme pohrane: 2025-01-15 09:58:45