Differences in low back load between kneeling and seated working at ground level

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 355-363

  Van Dieen J H ^a,b   Jansen, S M A ^a   Housheer, A F ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Spinal shrinkage; Working posture

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL;

BACK DISCOMFORT; BACK MUSCLE FATIGUE; KNEELING POSTURE; LOW BACK LOAD;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BODY POSTURE; CHAIR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NORMAL HUMAN; SITTING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0031257795     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(97)00008-2     Document Type: Article

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