An EMG technique for measuring spinal loading during asymmetric lifting

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages

  Dolan, P ^a   Kingma, I ^b   De Looze, M P ^b   Van Dieen, J H ^b   Toussaint, H M ^b   Baten, C T M ^c   Adams, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Roessingh Research and Developement   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asymmetric lifting; Compressive loading; Electromyography; Linked segment model; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LIFTING; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ROTATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0347392214     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0268-0033(00)00097-8     Document Type: Article

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