The role of complex, simultaneous trunk motions in the risk of occupation-related low back disorders

Spine

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1035-1042

  Fathallah, Fadi A ^a,b   Marras, William S ^a   Parnianpour, Mohamad ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex motion; Ergonomics; Low back disorder risk; Trunk motion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; KINESIOLOGY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MOTION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRUNK; WEIGHT LIFTING;

BACK INJURIES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0032076594     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199805010-00014     Document Type: Article

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