Variation in spinal load and trunk dynamics during repeated lifting exertions

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 367-375

  Granata, K P ^a   Marras, W S ^b   Davis, K G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical modeling; Low back disorders; Spine loads; Variability

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; KINEMATICS; MUSCLE;

LIFTING EXERTIONS; SPINAL LOAD; TRUNK DYNAMICS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXERCISE; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; KINETICS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPINE; TRUNK; VELOCITY; WEIGHT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032893673     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(99)00004-2     Document Type: Article

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