The effects of a back belt on posture, strength, and spinal compressive force during static lift exertions

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 409-416

  Woldstad, Jeffrey C ^a   R Sherman, Brian ^b  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

^b Prince   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal support belts; Back belts; Lifting; Low back biomechanics

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ERGONOMICS; EXPERIMENTS; HEALTH HAZARDS;

ABDOMINAL SUPPORT BELTS; LIFTING;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRUNK;

EID: 0032379804     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(97)00012-7     Document Type: Article

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