Spinal loads during two-person team lifting: Effect of matched versus unmatched standing height

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-38

  Dennis, G J ^a   Barrett, R S ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lower back; Lumbar spine; Manual handling; Spinal loads; Team lifting

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; TORQUE; TRANSDUCERS;

SPINAL LOADS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY HEIGHT; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINE INJURY; TORQUE; VIDEORECORDING; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0037902138     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(03)00026-X     Document Type: Article

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