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Primary Study of Applying Acupuncture to Reduce Driver Postural Muscle Fatigue
Technical Paper
2002-01-0777
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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In designing an automobile seat, it is important to minimize the fatigue experienced by the driver resulting from long-term sitting. In this study eight healthy male subjects participated in two group experiments that were A-group and B-group. Acupuncture was put on to the subjects for reducing postural fatigue in B-group. The sEMG of muscle activity at L4/L5 as well as subjective self-report on fatigue were recorded and tested. By analyzing and comparing the EMG median frequency and the subjective evaluations between two groups a conclusion was drawn that acupuncture could reduce the postural muscle fatigue effectively.
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Li, Z., Jiao, K., Wang, C., and Qi, S., "Primary Study of Applying Acupuncture to Reduce Driver Postural Muscle Fatigue," SAE Technical Paper 2002-01-0777, 2002, https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-0777.Also In
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