Strategies of load tilts and shoulders positioning in asymmetrical lifting. A concomitant evaluation of the reference systems of axes

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 478-488

  Gagnon, M ^a   Larrive A ^a   Desjardins, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Low back; Manual handling; Posture; Reference systems of axes

Indexed keywords

JOINTS (ANATOMY); LOADING; MANUAL CONTROL; SUBJECTIVE TESTING;

LOAD TILTING; MANUAL HANDLING; REFERENCE SYSTEMS OF AXES;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXERCISE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFTING EFFORT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; TILTING; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; LIFTING; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; POSTURE; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; SHOULDER; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0034107243     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(00)00009-7     Document Type: Article

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