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MUSCLE ACTIVITY IN THE CONTEXT OF ERGONOMIC WORKSPACE OPTIMALIZATION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF DURING COMPUTER USE

David Prycl
1
,
Amr Zaatar
2
,
David Tuček
3
,
Radek Chmelík
2
,
Lucie Macurová
3
,
Tomáš Urbánek
3
,
Aleš Kunčar
3
,
Michal Vorlíček
4

  1. BALUO Application Centre, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic
  2. Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic
  3. Faculty of Management and Economics, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Czech Republic
  4. Institute of Active Lifestyle, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic
Health Problems of Civilization
Online publish date: 2024/04/08
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