Estimation of loads and stresses in abdominal muscles during slow lifts

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 271-274

  Thomson, K D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Abdominal muscles; Intra abdominal pressure; Lifting

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATIONS; LOADS (FORCES); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; MUSCLE; STRESSES;

ABDOMINAL; SLOW LIFT;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; MUSCLE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLE; INTRA-ABDOMINAL PRESSURES; LIFTING; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MAXIMUM STRESS; MUSCLE LOAD;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT BEARING;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; PRESSURE; REFERENCE VALUES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0030623371     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095441199721100301     Document Type: Article

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