Muscle activity and range of motion during active trunk rotation in a sitting posture

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 583-591

  Torén, Anna ^a  

^a Swedish Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering (JTI)   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Muscle activity; Range of motion; Trunk axial rotation

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE; ROTATION; TRACTORS (TRUCK);

MUSCLE ACTIVITIES;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OFFICE WORKER; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RISK FACTOR; ROTATION; SITTING; SPINE; TECHNIQUE; TORQUE; TRUNK; VARIANCE;

EID: 0034804109     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(01)00040-0     Document Type: Article

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