Lifting characteristics of the elderly with chronic lower back pain

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 3, Issue , 2002, Pages 2465-2466

  Slaboda, J C ^a   Rudy, T E ^b   Boston, J R ^a   Lieber, S J ^b  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Coordination; Dynamic lifting; Elderly; Low back pain

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMAN REACTION TIME; MANUAL CONTROL; PHYSICAL THERAPY; SUBJECTIVE TESTING;

ANTERIOR-POSTERIOR SWAY; CHRONIC LOWER BACK PAIN; DYNAMIC LIFTING; GROUP-BY-TIME INTERACTIONS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0036907119     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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