Spinal load changes during rotatory dynamic sitting

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 295-297

  Lengsfeld, M ^a   Van Deursen, D L ^d   Rohlmann, A ^b   Van Deursen, L L J M ^c   Griss, P ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b Biomechanics Laboratory   (Germany)

^c Institute for Manual Medicine   (Netherlands)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Load measurement; Rotatory sitting; Sitting ergonomics; Spinal fixation device

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

ROTATORY SITTING; SPINAL FIXATION DEVICE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CASE REPORT; CHAIR; FORCE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SITTING; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE STABILIZATION; TELEMETRY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; POSTURE; ROTATION;

EID: 0033981987     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(99)00043-1     Document Type: Article

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