The role of intra-abdominal pressure in spinal unloading

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 1149-1155

  Daggfeldt, Karl ^a   Thorstensson, A ^b  

^a SWEDISH SCHOOL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Abdominal form; Biomechanical model; Intra abdominal pressure; Lumbar spinal loading

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PRESSURE;

INTRA ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; SPINAL UNLOADING;

BIOMECHANICS;

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ABDOMINAL WALL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; LUMBAR SPINE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ALGORITHMS; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; LIFTING; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; PELVIS; PRESSURE; RIBS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0031279582     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(97)00096-1     Document Type: Article

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