Reducing whole-body vibration and musculoskeletal injury with a new car seat design

Ergonomics

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1183-1199

  Makhsous, M ^a,c   Hendrix, R ^a   Crowther, Z ^b,c   Nam, E ^d   Lin, F ^a,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Seat; Vehicle; Whole body vibration

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILE SEATS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; STATISTICAL METHODS; SUBJECTIVE TESTING; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NEW CAR SEAT DESIGN; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

ERGONOMICS;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CAR DRIVER; CAR DRIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISCHIUM; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AUTOMOBILES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; POSTURE; VIBRATION;

EID: 27744541707     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130500226903     Document Type: Article

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