Julie Cote Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by Julie Cote As soon as we collect the data it's recorded in the computer and right away in real time you can visualize the displacement of the markers. So the little gray balls that are placed on the joints and vertebrae, those are reflective substances or markers so right away the cameras can detect where they are in space. That's the motion capture technology. Julie Cote health-news We found in terms of muscle activity there were patterns that seemed to be healthier in the neck and shoulder while people were walking. Julie Cote health-news What I can say in terms of performance, people seem to be performing better when they were standing. Julie Cote health-news So the results of this study when we measured muscle activity in walking we show lower muscle activity amplitude, we show more variable muscle activity patterns and we show less co-activation all with no impact on productivity on the typing performance. Julie Cote health-news There are studies recently that show that you lose weight because you would exert more calories, but we were more interested in knowing about the muscles that do the work. The muscles in the neck/shoulder region are the ones that feel the pain and experience fatigue. Julie Cote health-news We found out that in terms of performance - typing performance - there was no difference between how fast or how many mistakes people were making whether they were walking or seated. Julie Cote health-news
