The biomechanical advantage of lordosis and hip extension for upright activity: Man as compared with other anthropoids

Spine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1978, Pages 336-342

  Farfan, H F ^a  

^a St Mary s Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hip extension; Lumbar lordosis; Moment; Spinal extension; Spinal flexion; Weight lift

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; HIP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE; SPINE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; HIP; HUMAN; LIGAMENTS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLES; POSTURE; PRIMATES; SPINE;

EID: 0018066155     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-197812000-00006     Document Type: Article

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