Sagittal trunk movements during load carrying activities: A pilot study

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 181-188

  Padula, Rosimeire Simprine ^a   Coury, Helenice Jane Cote Gil ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electrogoniometer; Load carrying; Musculoskeletal disorders; Trunk movements

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LOADS (FORCES); MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PERSONNEL; STUDENTS;

ELECTROGONIOMETER;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0038303388     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(03)00062-3     Document Type: Article

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