A biomechanical comparison of lifting techniques between subjects with and without chronic low back pain during freestyle lifting and lowering tasks

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 89-98

  Larivière, Christian ^a   Gagnon, Denis ^a   Loisel, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Electromyography; L5 S1 loading; Lifting technique; Low back pain; Lowering; Posture; Tri dimensional analysis

Indexed keywords

PATIENT MONITORING;

LIFTING;

SPORTS MEDICINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MANUAL LABOR; MATERIALS HANDLING; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNIQUE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LIFTING; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SACRUM; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036148628     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(01)00106-1     Document Type: Article

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