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However, patients with spinal cord injuries may have a higher risk than normal individuals with musculoskeletal problems when using computers owing to their inability to control respective postures due to problems in motor and sensory functioning.<jats:italic>Objectives<\/jats:italic>. This study is aimed at identifying the effect of computer desk heights on musculoskeletal discomforts of the neck and upper extremities and EMG activities in patients with spinal cord (C6) and upper thoracic spinal cord injuries.<jats:italic>Methods<\/jats:italic>. Participants of the present study were the patients diagnosed with ASIA A or B. The patients were divided into two groups according to their spinal cord injuries: C6 group and T2-T6 group. The level of the desk was set at 5\u2009cm below the elbow, at the elbow level, and 5\u2009cm above the elbow level. Electromyography was used to measure the duration of typing task EMG(%RVC) of the cervical erector spinae, upper trapezius, anterior deltoid, and wrist extensor. Subjective musculoskeletal discomfort (Borg-RPE) was measured at the end of the experiment.<jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>. The two groups showed differences in terms of RPE corresponding to each level of the computer desk (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>&lt;<\/mml:mo><mml:mn>.05<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>). Postanalysis revealed the C6 group had decreased RPE as the level of computer desk increased, whereas the subjects in the T2-T6 group had decreased RPE values in accordance with the decreasing level of computer desk (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M2\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>&lt;<\/mml:mo><mml:mn>.05<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>). In EMG, both groups had no significant differences (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M3\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>&gt;<\/mml:mo><mml:mn>.05<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>). However, in terms of the interaction between the muscles and the level of computer desk in both groups, the differences in the interactions of the upper trapezius and wrist extensor with each level of the desk were found (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M4\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>&lt;<\/mml:mo><mml:mn>.05<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>).<jats:italic>Conclusion<\/jats:italic>. This study is meaningful in that it confirms computer work posture and preference of spinal cord-injured individuals.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1155\/2019\/3026150","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,2,3]],"date-time":"2019-02-03T23:31:59Z","timestamp":1549236719000},"page":"1-10","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Effects of the Computer Desk Level on the Musculoskeletal Discomfort of Neck and Upper Extremities and EMG Activities in Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries"],"prefix":"10.1155","volume":"2019","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9657-417X","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Bo-Ra","family":"Kang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Occupational Therapy, Yonseimadu Hospital, Goyang, Republic of 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