Ergonomics and biology of spinal rotation

Ergonomics

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 370-415

  Kumar, Shrawan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; MUSCLE; NEUROLOGY;

SPINAL ROTATION;

ERGONOMICS;

ARM; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ERGONOMICS; FORCE; GAIT; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOINT FUNCTION; LOCOMOTION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MODEL; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SPINE INJURY; SPINE MOBILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING; TRUNK; WALKING SPEED; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EVOLUTION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LOCOMOTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGY; POSTURE; ROTATION; SPINE;

EID: 1142263246     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0014013032000157940     Document Type: Review

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