Evaluation of spinal loading during lowering and lifting

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 141-152

  Davis, Kermit G ^a   Marras, William S ^a   Waters, Thomas R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coactivity; EMG assisted model; Isokinetic velocity; Lowering; Spinal loading

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

ISOKINETIC VELOCITY; SPINAL LOADING;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOELECTRICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE;

EID: 0032051790     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(97)00037-5     Document Type: Article

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