Does a back support have a positive biomechanical effect?

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 201-205

  Magnusson, M ^a   Pope, M H ^a   Hansson, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Back supports; EMG; Lifting; Spinal height change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0029889012     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-6870(95)00007-0     Document Type: Article

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