The influence of slouching and lumbar support on iliolumbar ligaments, intervertebral discs and sacroiliac joints

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 323-329

  Snijders, Chris J ^a   Hermans, Paul F G ^a   Niesing, Ruud ^a   Spoor, Cornelis W ^a   Stoeckart, Rob ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Iliolumbar ligament; Low back pain; Posture; Sacroiliac joint; Sitting

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LOADS (FORCES); MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ILIOLUMBAR LIGAMENTS; LUMBOPELVIC KINEMATICS;

LIGAMENTS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIAC BONE; ILIOLUMBAR LIGAMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; KINEMATICS; KYPHOSIS; LIGAMENT; LOADING TEST; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MODEL; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PELVIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SACROILIAC JOINT; SACRUM; SHOULDER; SPINE MOBILITY; STRESS; TRUNK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LIGAMENTS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 1942518814     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2004.01.006     Document Type: Article

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