The effects of a sloped ground surface on trunk kinematics and L5/S1 moment during lifting

Ergonomics

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 646-659

  Shin, Gwanseob ^a   Mirka, Gary ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical model; L5 S1 joint moment; Lifting technique; Slope

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOMECHANICS; CONSTRUCTION; ERGONOMICS; MOTION ESTIMATION; RESEARCH;

FLAT SURFACES; FREESTYLE LIFTING; WORK ENVIRONMENTS;

KINEMATICS;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; LEG MOVEMENT; LIFTING EFFORT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RECORDING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRUNK; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINTS; LIFTING; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TORQUE; WORK;

EID: 2442660292     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130310001653066     Document Type: Article

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