The etiology of low back pain in military helicopter aviators: Prevention and treatment

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Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-110

  Pelham, Thomas W ^a   White, Harold ^a   Holt, Laurence E ^a   Lee, S Wayne ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corrective and remedial exercise; Ergonomics; Flight posture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVIATION; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HELICOPTER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KINESIOLOGY; LOW BACK PAIN; MILITARY SERVICE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; VIBRATION SENSE; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

AIRCRAFT; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTURE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 17744391989     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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