The effects of load carriage on spinal curvature and posture

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1325-1329

  Orloff, Heidi A ^a   Rapp, Catherine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Curvature of spine; Fatigue; Head flexion; Load cartridge; Trunk flexion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GAIT; HEAD; HEAD FLEXION; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SPINE; SPINE CURVATURE; THORACIC SPINE; TRUNK; TRUNK FLEXION; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; POSTURE; SPINAL CURVATURES; SPINE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 2942647912     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000127185.74191.B1     Document Type: Article

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