Are back and leg muscle strengths determinants of lifting motion strategy? Insight from studying the effects of simulated leg muscle weakness

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 161-169

  Zhang, Xudong ^a   Buhr, Trina ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Lifting motion strategy; Muscle strength

Indexed keywords

BIOFEEDBACK; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; KINEMATICS; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

LIFTING MOTION;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SIMULATION; ERGONOMICS; EVALUATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; JOINT; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK CAPACITY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0036170403     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(01)00062-2     Document Type: Article

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