Leon Straker

Overview

Best Publications

• What does best practice care for musculoskeletal pain look like? Eleven consistent recommendations from high-quality clinical practice guidelines: systematic review

  Ivan Lin;Louise Wiles;Rob Waller;Roger Goucke

  735
  Citations

• A field comparison of neck and shoulder postures in symptomatic and asymptomatic office workers.

  Grace P.Y Szeto;Leon Straker;Sally Raine

  610
  Citations

• The contribution of office work to sedentary behaviour associated risk

  Sharon Parry;Leon Straker

  542
  Citations

• The physical activity paradox: six reasons why occupational physical activity (OPA) does not confer the cardiovascular health benefits that leisure time physical activity does

  Andreas Holtermann;Niklas Krause;Allard J van der Beek;Leon Straker

  482
  Citations

• Differences in sitting postures are associated with nonspecific chronic low back pain disorders when patients are subclassified.

  Wim Dankaerts;Peter O'Sullivan;Angus Burnett;Leon Straker

  418
  Citations

• Reliability of EMG measurements for trunk muscles during maximal and sub-maximal voluntary isometric contractions in healthy controls and CLBP patients

  Wim Dankaerts;Peter Bruce O’Sullivan;Angus Firth Burnett;Leon Melville Straker

  384
  Citations

• Reducing occupational sedentary time: A systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence on activity-permissive workstations

  Maike Neuhaus;Elizabeth G Eakin;Elizabeth G Eakin;Leon M Straker;Neville Owen

  367
  Citations

• Do highly physically active workers die early? A systematic review with meta-analysis of data from 193 696 participants

  Pieter Coenen;Pieter Coenen;Maaike A Huysmans;Andreas Holtermann;Niklas Krause

  340
  Citations

• A comparison of symptomatic and asymptomatic office workers performing monotonous keyboard work—1: Neck and shoulder muscle recruitment patterns

  Grace P.Y. Szeto;Grace P.Y. Szeto;Leon M. Straker;Peter B. O’Sullivan

  320
  Citations

• Altered patterns of superficial trunk muscle activation during sitting in nonspecific chronic low back pain patients: importance of subclassification.

  Wim Dankaerts;Peter O'Sullivan;Angus Burnett;Leon Straker

  310
  Citations

• Survey of physical ergonomics issues associated with school childrens’ use of laptop computers

  Courtenay Harris;Leon Straker

  298
  Citations

• The relationship among physical activity, motor competence and health-related fitness in 14-year-old adolescents.

  Beth P Hands;Dawne Larkin;Helen Parker;Leon Straker

  294
  Citations

• A comparison of symptomatic and asymptomatic office workers performing monotonous keyboard work--2: neck and shoulder kinematics.

  Grace P.Y. Szeto;Grace P.Y. Szeto;Leon M. Straker;Peter B. O’Sullivan

  290
  Citations

• Increased physical work loads in modern work - a necessity for better health and performance?

  Leon Straker;Svend Erik Mathiassen

  282
  Citations

• Classification of sagittal thoraco-lumbo-pelvic alignment of the adolescent spine in standing and its relationship to low back pain.

  Anne Smith;Peter O'Sullivan;Leon Straker

  281
  Citations

• Thoracic spine pain in the general population: prevalence, incidence and associated factors in children, adolescents and adults. A systematic review.

  Andrew M Briggs;Anne J Smith;Leon M Straker;Peter Bragge

  247
  Citations

• The inter-examiner reliability of a classification method for non-specific chronic low back pain patients with motor control impairment

  Wim Dankaerts;Wim Dankaerts;Peter O'Sullivan;Leon Straker;Angus Burnett

  244
  Citations

• A comparison of the postures assumed when using laptop computers and desktop computers

  Leon Straker;Kerry J. Jones;Jenni Miller

  243
  Citations

• Validity of work-related assessments.

  Ev Innes;Leon Straker

  237
  Citations

• A comparison of posture and muscle activity during tablet computer, desktop computer and paper use by young children

  Leon Straker;J. Coleman;R Skoss;Barbara Maslen

  231
  Citations