Whole Body Vibration and Driving Posture
Study Description
The project aims to understand how driving posture changes over one hour with and without simulated machinery whole body vibration. We want to examine whether shoulder pain or discomfort is related to driving posture and if discomfort in the upper limbs increases over time during whole body vibration.
What is Involved
You will be asked to attend two 90 minute testing sessions at the Shoulder Health and Ergonomics Research Lab at the Canadian Centre for Rural and Agricultural Health.
During these sessions you will fill out a brief questionnaire about current pain, be fitted with sensors, ride a full-size tractor simulator for one hour, and complete another questionnaire.
One session the simulator will be stationary and one session will have the simulator producing at vibration pattern previously record from farm equipment. Time in the simulator will be 60 minutes in each of the stationary and vibration sessions.
We ask that you wear comfortable clothing and a tank top or sleeveless shirt for your sessions.
Who Can Volunteer?
We are recruiting individuals 18 years of age or older and have a valid driver's license. We are recruiting for two groups:
- No self-reported current pain in their neck and/or shoulders and have no self-reported history of comrpomised movement in the previous 6 months.
Or
- Experience regular (chronic or recurrent) pain or discomfort of the neck and/or shoulder for at least 3 months.
How to Participate
Please reach out to student researcher Sara Sagen or PI Dr. Angelica Lang if you are interested in participating!
