Measuring lumbar sagittal posture in sewage workers using an ultrasonic device

Journal of Musculoskeletal Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 135-145

  Friedrich, Martin ^a  

^a ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL SPEISING   (Austria)

Author keywords

Lumbar posture; Sewage work; Ultrasonic device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; ULTRASOUND; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKER; WORKING TIME;

EID: 0036768992     PISSN: 02189577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0218957702000873     Document Type: Article

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