Spine loading during trunk lateral bending motions

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 697-703

  Marras, William S ^a   Granata, K P ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; Lateral bendig; Low back disorder; Model; Spine

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPRESSION TESTING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; KINEMATICS; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

COACTIVITY;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE; TRUNK; VELOCITY; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERTION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0031194238     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(97)00010-9     Document Type: Article

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