Assessment of an EMG-based method for continuous estimates of low back compression during asymmetrical occupational tasks

Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 868-879

  Mientjes, Martine I V ^a   Norman, Robert W ^a   Wells, Richard P ^a   Mcgill, Stuart M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accumulated loading; EMG; Low back loading; Occupational biomechanics; Spine compression

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

ACCUMULATED LOADING; LOW-BACK COMPRESSION;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; COMPRESSION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFTING EFFORT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK FACTOR; SIMULATION; SPINE INJURY; WEIGHT BEARING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0032938947     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401399185342     Document Type: Article

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