Effectiveness of lumbar support with built-in massager system on spinal angle profiles among high-powered traffic police motorcycle riders: A randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Mohammad Yusof, Nur Athirah Diyana, Karuppiah, Karmegam, Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri, Rasdi, Irniza, How, Vivien, Sambasivam, Sivasankar, Mohamad Jamil, Putri Anis Syahira, K. C. Mani, Kulanthayan, Naeini, Hassan Sadeghi, Mohd Suadi Nata, Dayana Hazwani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96845/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96845/; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0258796
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Traffic police riders are exposed to prolonged static postures causing significant angular deviation of the musculoskeletal, including the lumbar angle (L1-L5). This postural alteration contributes to awkward posture, musculoskeletal disorders and spinal injury, especially in the lower back area, as...