Use of NIOSH equation inputs to calculate lumbosacral compression forces

Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 691-707

  Potvin, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Disc compression; Low back pain; Manual materials handling; Regression models

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOMECHANICAL MODELS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; COMPRESSION; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; STRENGTH; TRUNK;

EID: 0031194019     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401397187847     Document Type: Article

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