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The 2005 trial concluded that two specific workplace postural interventions are unlikely to reduce upper extremity symptoms among computer users.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“This study provides evidence that two specific workplace postural interventions are unlikely to reduce the risk of upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms among computer users.”
A randomised controlled trial of postural interventions for prevention of musculoskeletal symptoms among computer users, Fredric Gerr et al., Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2005, Conclusions.
Open the original (DOI 10.1136/oem.2004.015792)- What it measures
- Both intervention groups had workstations adjusted where possible and were trained in the intervention postures.
- What it does not show
- Tests two particular programmes. It does not show that a well-fitted workstation is useless, only that these programmes did not reduce symptoms.