Gender-based differences in postural responses to seated exposures

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1101-1110

  Dunk, Nadine M ^a   Callaghan, Jack P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Centre of mass; Centre of pressure; Female; Gender differences; Low back pain; Lumbar; Male; Posture; Prolonged sitting; Seat pressure; Spine

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; KINEMATICS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SEATS;

CENTER OF PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENDER DIFFERENCES; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR; MALE; POSTURE; PROLONGED SITTING; SEAT PRESSURE; SPINE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHAIR; COLLEGE STUDENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HIP; HUMAN; INJURY; KINEMATICS; LOADING TEST; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PELVIS; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAT; SITTING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ABDOMEN; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BUTTOCKS; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; POSTURE; PRESSURE; SEX FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 27744565639     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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