e-Yoga Prescription Designed for Computer Users using e-Yoga Environment for Posture - A Study on Information Technology (IT) Professionals to Help Them Improve Their Spine Health

M. Shivarama Reddy, Suhasini A. Venkatramana, B. R. Ramji, Nishreyas M. V.

2015

Abstract

The paper presents the next generation health protection techniques using postures and exercises of Yoga specially designed for IT professionals suffering with sever Spine related health issues. On a short survey conducted on major health issue concerning the Information Technology - IT professionals here in Bangalore, India. The result shows Posture and Spine related issues made the work delay and employee well-being is disturbed at higher levels dragging the employees into chronic pain and depression producing less creativity. We formulated a general health check up to understand the nature of Yoga needed to help the employees or users to improve their Gait and posture. Using Video Analysis techniques for simple Yoga and motion analysis techniques for advanced yoga, we have designed a prototype where the user can reap benefits of Yoga by creating a Virtual Yoga Environment at the work place or wherever the employee uses the computer for a long time. The environment alerts the user at regular intervals depending on user Yoga Prescription that is generated by the environment at the time of user requirement, inputs and accessibility. The alerts for healthy users and young IT professionals will be blinking their eyes very often, standing up from the work chair, stretch, a standing twist and some basic neck movements again depending on the body size of the user. However performing these simple Yoga exercises on the whole in a day would be approximately 5 to 7 minutes for a6 to 8 hours Computer user that would promote better health.

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Reddy M., Venkatramana S., Ramji B. and M. V. N. (2015). e-Yoga Prescription Designed for Computer Users using e-Yoga Environment for Posture - A Study on Information Technology (IT) Professionals to Help Them Improve Their Spine Health . In Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support - Volume 1: icSPORTS, ISBN 978-989-758-159-5, pages 48-52. DOI: 10.5220/0005605100480052


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@conference{icsports15,
author={M. Shivarama Reddy and Suhasini A. Venkatramana and B. R. Ramji and Nishreyas M. V.},
title={e-Yoga Prescription Designed for Computer Users using e-Yoga Environment for Posture - A Study on Information Technology (IT) Professionals to Help Them Improve Their Spine Health},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support - Volume 1: icSPORTS,},
year={2015},
pages={48-52},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005605100480052},
isbn={978-989-758-159-5},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support - Volume 1: icSPORTS,
TI - e-Yoga Prescription Designed for Computer Users using e-Yoga Environment for Posture - A Study on Information Technology (IT) Professionals to Help Them Improve Their Spine Health
SN - 978-989-758-159-5
AU - Reddy M.
AU - Venkatramana S.
AU - Ramji B.
AU - M. V. N.
PY - 2015
SP - 48
EP - 52
DO - 10.5220/0005605100480052