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Table 2 Static percentages of the performed body postures ≥4 s during office work and other activities

From: Constrained posture in dentistry – a kinematic analysis of dentists

Evaluation parameter [°]

Activity

Duration [min]

Stasis 4–10s [%]

Stasis 10–30s [%]

Stasis 30–60s [%]

Stasis ≥60s [%]

Total percentage of stasis [%]

Percentage of non-neutral postures [%]

Total percentage of stasis of non-neutral postures [%]

Head tilted to the front (HT_f)

Reading patient files

420.77

5

2.2

0.3

----

7.4

36.8

14.3

Office work

963.92

4.7

2.8

0.3

0.4

8.2

31.6

16.6

Phone calls

159.20

3.7

2.3

0.3

----

6.3

20.3

18.3

Conversation

1605.79

1.1

0.2

----

----

1.3

25.5

3.3

Hygiene

75.98

0.4

----

----

----

0.4

35.3

0.5

Take/deposit instruments

184.52

2.9

0.5

----

----

3.3

57.9

4.4

Laboratory

178.35

11.6

6.7

----

----

18.2

54.5

24.3

Walk

142.08

0.1

----

----

----

0.1

27.8

0.2

Head tilted to the right (HT_r)

Reading patient files

420.77

2.3

0.4

0.3

----

3

21.9

6.2

Office work

963.92

3.2

1.2

0.1

0.3

4.9

21.8

15.1

Phone calls

159.20

2.1

0.8

----

----

2.9

15.7

9.6

Conversation

1605.79

1

0.3

----

----

1.3

19.8

3.7

Hygiene

75.98

0.5

0.3

----

----

0.7

20.9

1.5

Take/deposit instruments

184.52

1.7

0.1

----

----

1.8

34.3

3.6

Laboratory

178.35

6.1

4.7

1.1

----

12

36.6

23.2

Walk

142.08

0.2

----

----

----

0.2

22.7

0.2

Neck curvature to the front (NC_f)

Reading patient files

420.77

8.5

5.5

1.3

----

15.4

52.9

20

Office work

963.92

8.5

7.3

2.6

0.6

19

54

29.7

Phone calls

159.20

8

8.2

0.3

----

16.5

38.7

29.2

Conversation

1605.79

2.6

0.6

----

----

3.2

44.9

5

Hygiene

75.98

0.5

----

----

----

0.5

31.6

0.6

Take/deposit instruments

184.52

2.6

0.5

----

----

3.1

43.3

5.2

Laboratory

178.35

7

5

1.1

----

13

44.3

27.1

Walk

142.08

0.3

0.1

----

----

0.5

33.7

1

Neck curvature to the right (NC_r)

Reading patient files

420.77

2.9

1.4

0.4

----

4.7

24.9

10.8

Office work

963.92

3

1.3

----

0.5

4.7

21.1

16.1

Phone calls

159.20

2.6

1.8

----

----

4.4

20

10.8

Conversation

1605.79

1.3

0.3

----

----

1.6

19.9

5.1

Hygiene

75.98

0.1

0.3

----

----

0.4

20.6

0.4

Take/deposit instruments

184.52

1.4

0.3

----

----

1.7

34.5

3.3

Laboratory

178.35

5.1

4

1.1

----

10.3

34.3

24.9

Walk

142.08

0.3

----

----

----

0.3

23.6

0.4

TS inclination to the front (TSI_f)

Reading patient files

420.77

7.2

8.5

2.6

1.5

19.9

35.3

32.8

Office work

963.92

6

10.1

5

3.1

24.3

35

39.8

Phone calls

159.20

2.9

3.2

3

2.2

11.3

16.2

27.4

Conversation

1605.79

3

2.7

0.6

0.2

6.5

17.8

13.4

Hygiene

75.98

1

----

----

----

1

18.2

1.8

Take/deposit instruments

184.52

6.5

2.6

0.4

----

9.5

49.8

12.2

Laboratory

178.35

2.6

7.7

9.6

13.5

33.5

42.2

54

Walk

142.08

0.3

0.1

----

----

0.4

10

0.6

TS inclination to the right (TSI_r)

Reading patient files

420.77

2.2

2.5

1.1

----

5.8

12.1

12

Office work

963.92

1.3

2.6

2.6

4.5

11

14.2

26.8

Phone calls

159.20

0.9

2.7

0.8

0.6

5.1

8.6

14.1

Conversation

1605.79

1.2

1.1

0.5

0.2

3

11.4

8.4

Hygiene

75.98

1.1

----

----

----

1.1

11.9

2

Take/deposit instruments

184.52

1.2

0.1

----

----

1.3

13.3

2.5

Laboratory

178.35

0.9

1.2

0.4

0.7

3.2

8.5

13.3

Walk

142.08

0.3

0.3

----

----

0.6

16.1

1

LS inclination to the front (LSI_f)

Reading patient files

420.77

12.2

13.2

4.4

2.7

32.5

60.3

39.9

Office work

963.92

13.8

24.1

10.4

5.7

54

78.2

64

Phone calls

159.20

13

16.6

11.3

8.3

49.1

73.6

58.6

Conversation

1605.79

8.4

5.9

1.2

0.7

16.1

55.1

22.2

Hygiene

75.98

2.6

----

----

----

2.6

45.1

3.9

Take/deposit instruments

184.52

9.3

3.6

0.7

----

13.6

63.7

16.5

Laboratory

178.35

6.3

11.4

10.8

13.5

42

59.8

50.9

Walk

142.08

0.2

0.1

  

0.3

31.4

0.5

Back curvature to the front (BC_f)

Reading patient files

420.77

2.8

5.3

1.6

1

10.7

15.2

18.6

Office work

963.92

1.2

1.9

0.9

0.1

4.1

6.9

8.5

Phone calls

159.20

0.4

0.4

0.4

----

1.3

3

11.5

Conversation

1605.79

0.5

0.4

----

----

0.9

3.3

3.1

Hygiene

75.98

0.7

----

----

----

0.7

7.3

1.2

Take/deposit instruments

184.52

5

2.6

----

----

7.6

27.6

12.1

Laboratory

178.35

0.5

0.1

----

0.6

1.2

3.9

7.6

Walk

142.08

0.1

----

----

----

0.1

4.6

0.2

Back curvature to the right (BC_r)

Reading patient files

420.77

1.8

2.1

1.2

----

5.1

9

11.7

Office work

963.92

0.6

1.3

1.2

5.4

8.5

10.3

25

Phone calls

159.20

0.3

0.7

0.3

0.6

2

4

6.3

Conversation

1605.79

0.7

0.6

0.3

0.3

2

7

6.7

Hygiene

75.98

0.9

----

----

----

0.9

7.6

1.7

Take/deposit instruments

184.52

1

0.1

----

----

1.1

10.2

2.6

Laboratory

178.35

0.6

1.6

0.6

2.5

5.4

8.4

20.1

Walk

142.08

0.1

0.1

  

0.3

10.6

0.6

Back torsion to the right (BT_r)

Reading patient files

420.77

7.4

9.7

5.2

2.1

24.4

39.7

35.6

Office work

963.92

4.2

10.7

5.7

6.1

26.8

34.7

51.9

Phone calls

159.20

3

7.5

6

5.2

21.8

28.2

38.3

Conversation

1605.79

5.4

5.9

2.4

0.9

14.6

32.6

23.4

Hygiene

75.98

1.8

0.6

----

----

2.4

31.1

3.4

Take/deposit instruments

184.52

5.5

2.5

0.4

----

8.4

34.1

12.7

Laboratory

178.35

3.7

4.4

5.1

3.5

16.7

27.4

40.7

Walk

142.08

0.2

0.3

----

----

0.5

28.9

0.7

  1. Results to be emphasized are marked in bold. Key: Total percentage of stasis = sum of all static postures in the moderate and unfavorable ergonomic range during all activities