Estimation of spinal loading in vertical vibrations by numerical simulation

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 800-811

  Verver, M M ^a,b   Van Hoof, J ^a   Oomens, C W J ^b   Van De Wouw, N ^b   Wismans, J S H M ^a,b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Human modelling; Spinal loading; Whole body vibration

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; VEHICLES;

SPINAL LOADING;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAR DRIVING; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SPINE; THORACIC SPINE; VIBRATION; VOLUNTEER; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0141869998     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(03)00145-1     Document Type: Article

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