ArticleInternational journal of industrial ergonomics2020
A Narrative Review on Contemporary and Emerging Uses of Inertial Sensing in Occupational Ergonomics.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Transparency as a Means to Analyse the Impact of Inertial Sensors on Users during the Occupational Ergonomic Assessment: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Pooled it
- Evolution and Applications of Recent Sensing Technology for Occupational Risk Assessment: A Rapid Review of the Literature.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Pooled it
- Risk of revision arthroplasty surgery after exposure to physically demanding occupational or leisure activities: A systematic review.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Wearable Devices for Ergonomics: A Systematic Literature Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Pooled it
- In-Field Ecological Momentary Assessment From Wearable Motion Sensors and Self-Report in a Chronic Low Back Pain Cohort.JOR spine · 2026Article
- Real-time wearable biomechanics framework for sports injury prevention and rehabilitation optimization.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Aligning Computer Vision with Expert Assessment: An Adaptive Hybrid Framework for Real-Time Fatigue Assessment in Smart Manufacturing.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Injury prevention in fatigue-prone nursing environments: a comprehensive review of strategies centered on work design, human factors engineering, and safety culture.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Lightweight Vision Transformer for Frame-Level Ergonomic Posture Classification in Industrial Workflows.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Correlation Between Pain Intensity and Trunk Sway in Seated Posture Among Office Workers with Chronic Spinal Pain: A Pilot Field-Based Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A Rapid Review on the Effectiveness and Use of Wearable Biofeedback Motion Capture Systems in Ergonomics to Mitigate Adverse Postures and Movements of the Upper Body.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Physical Exertion Recognition Using Surface Electromyography and Inertial Measurements for Occupational Ergonomics.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Wearable Motion Capture Devices for the Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Ergonomics-An Overview of Current Applications, Challenges, and Future Opportunities.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Evaluation of In-Cloth versus On-Skin Sensors for Measuring Trunk and Upper Arm Postures and Movements.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Predicting Wrist Posture during Occupational Tasks Using Inertial Sensors and Convolutional Neural Networks.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Telework-related risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders.Frontiers in public health · 2023Review
- Measuring objective physical activity in people with chronic low back pain using accelerometers: a scoping review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- A Logistic Regression Model for Biomechanical Risk Classification in Lifting Tasks.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Body-Worn IMU-Based Human Hip and Knee Kinematics Estimation during Treadmill Walking.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Evaluation of a New Simplified Inertial Sensor Method against Electrogoniometer for Measuring Wrist Motion in Occupational Studies.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Accurate, reliable, and cost-effective quantification of real-time biomechanical exposures in occupational settings remains an enduring pursuit in ergonomics. Miniaturized, wireless, body-worn inertial sensors offer opportunities to directly measure vast and personalized kinematics data in both laboratory and applied settings. This review investigated the contemporary and emerging uses of wearable inertial sensing technology in occupational ergonomics research related to biomechanical exposure assessment in physical work. A review and narrative synthesis of 78 peer-reviewed studies was conducted. A conceptual framework was used for scoping and synthesizing the reviewed scientific literature. Review findings help to contextualize contributions of this emerging technology to the broader goals of reducing work-relevant musculoskeletal trauma disorders. The review made evident that despite the growing interest in wearable inertial sensing technologies for ergonomics research, its use in applied settings still lags. The review also identified differences in sensor attachment locations and methods and measures for calibration and validation, and inconsistent criteria for reporting and assessing biomechanical exposures even across studies with similar objectives. Emerging applications include combining inertial sensing with predictive modeling for obtaining cumulative exposure data, and providing real-time feedback about biomechanical work demands. The manuscript concludes with research directions for enabling inertial sensing technologies as a tool for online biomechanical exposure assessment and feedback, which has particular appeal in non-repetitive work settings.
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