Table 3. Preventive measures.
| Author | Year | Stretching exercises | Short breaks | Ergonomic designa | Balanced posture | Proper wokstationb | Alternate postures | Instrumentsc | Assistant | Physical activity/ health behaviourd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVIEWS | ||||||||||
| ABICHANDANI S (Abichandani, Shaikh & Nadiger, 2013) | 2013 | X | X | X | ||||||
| AYATOLLAHI J (Ayatollahi, Ayatollahi & Ardekani, 2012) | 2012 | |||||||||
| FINKBEINER B (Finkbeiner & Muscari, 2011) | 2011 | X | X | |||||||
| GOSAVI S (Gosavi, Gosavi & Jawade, 2012) | 2012 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| GUPTA A (Gupta, Ankola & Hebbal, 2013) | 2013 | X | X | X | X | |||||
| GUPTA A (Gupta et al., 2014) | 2014 | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| GUPTA SHIPRA (Gupta, 2011) | 2011 | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| HOKWERDA O (Hokwerda, 2008) | 2008 | X | X | X | ||||||
| JODALLI P (Jodalli et al., 2015) | 2015 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| KHALEKAR Y (Khalekar et al., 2016) | 2016 | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| KUMAR D (Kumar et al., 2014) | 2014 | X | ||||||||
| LEGGAT P (Leggat, Kedjarune & Smith, 2007) | 2007 | X | ||||||||
| PIRVU C (Pirvu et al., 2014) | 2014 | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| SAKZEWSKI L (Sakzewski & Naser-ud-Din, 2014) | 2014 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| WILLIAMSON R (Williamson, 2015) | 2015 | X | X | X | ||||||
| YAMALIK N (Yamalik, 2007) | 2007 | X | X | X | ||||||
| ORIGINAL ARTICLES | ||||||||||
| ANGHEL M (Anghel et al., 2007) | 2007 | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| CUSTODIO R (Custodio, Silva & Brandão, 2012) | 2012 | X | X | X | X | |||||
| DABLE R (Dable et al., 2014) | 2014 | X | X | X | ||||||
| DESAI V (Desai, Pratik & Rajeev, 2012) | 2012 | X | X | |||||||
| GOPINADH A (Gopinadh et al., 2013) | 2013 | X | X | X | ||||||
| HADDAD O (Haddad et al., 2012) | 2012 | X | X | X | ||||||
| HARUTUNIAN K (Harutunian et al., 2011) | 2011 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| MEHTA A (Mehta, Gupta & Upadhyaya, 2013) | 2013 | X | ||||||||
| MORSE T (Morse, Bruneau & Dussetschleger, 2010) | 2010 | X | X | X | ||||||
| PEROS K (Peros et al., 2011) | 2011 | X | X | |||||||
| PETROMILLI GARCIA P (Garcia, Presoto & Campos, 2013) | 2013 | |||||||||
| RYTKONEN E (Rytkönen et al., 2006) | 2006 | X | X | X | ||||||
| THAKAR S (Thakar et al., 2015) | 2015 | X | X | |||||||
Notes.
a
stool, patient’s chair, arm/back supports.
b
Light, magnification, temperature, gloves.
c
Hand, Authomatic.
d
yoga, meditation, sports, relaxation.