Comparison of Muscle Activation on Cervical and Lumbar Erector Spinae, and Upper Trapezius according to Sitting Postures while using a Smartphone in a Bathroom (화장실에서의 스마트폰 사용 시 앉은 자세에 따른 목, 어깨, 허리의 근활성도에 미치는 영향)

SEO JOON HO (서준호); Mi-Young Lee (이미영); Kwon, Hyeok-Gyu (권혁규)

doi:10.13066/kspm.2019.14.2.71

Comparison of Muscle Activation on Cervical and Lumbar Erector Spinae, and Upper Trapezius according to Sitting Postures while using a Smartphone in a Bathroom

Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
Abbr : J Korean Soc Phys Med
2019, 14(2), pp.71-77
DOI : 10.13066/kspm.2019.14.2.71
Publisher : The Korean Society of Physical Medicine
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Physical Therapy > Other physical therapy
Received : November 21, 2018
Accepted : February 21, 2019
Published : May 31, 2019

SEO JOON HO ¹, Mi-Young Lee ¹, Kwon, Hyeok-Gyu ²

¹대구한의대학교
²을지대학교

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the level of muscle activation on the cervical erector spinae (CES), lumbar erector spinae (LES), and upper trapezius (UT) according to the sitting postures while using a smartphone in the bathroom. Method: Thirty-two healthy subjects were recruited for this study. The CES, LES, and UT were evaluated by surface electromyography according to two sitting postures while using a smartphone on the toilet seat. A paired t test was performed for the root mean square of reference voluntary contraction (%RVC) comparisons between two sitting postures, and one-way ANOVA was used to compare the three muscle activations within each posture. Results: A comparison between the two sitting postures revealed the muscle activation of both CESs in sitting posture 2 and both LESs in sitting posture 1 to be significantly higher than those of the others. In sitting posture 1, the muscle activation of both LESs was significantly higher than those of the CES and UT. In sitting posture 2, the muscle activation of both CESs was significantly higher than those of the LES and UT. Conclusion: High muscle activation of the CES and LES was observed according to the sitting postures when using smartphone in the restroom. Therefore, long time use of smartphones on a toilet seat should be avoided.

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EMG, Muscle activation, Restroom, Sitting position, Smartphone

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