Trunk muscle activity in different modes of carrying schoolbags

Ergonomics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 127-138

  Motmans, Roeland R E E ^a   Tomlow, S ^b   Vissers, D ^b  

^a Katholieke Hogeschool   (Belgium)

^b Hogeschool Antwerpen   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Backpack; Double pack; EMG; Load carriage; Schoolbag

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MUSCLE; STRESSES;

BACKPACK; DOUBLE PACK; ERECTOR SPINAE; LOAD CARRIAGE; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; SCHOOLBAG; TRUNK MUSCLE;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BACKACHE; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; RECORDING; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; STANDING; STEADY STATE; TRUNK; WEIGHT BEARING;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; BACK; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER; STRESS, MECHANICAL; STUDENTS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 32844457579     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130500435066     Document Type: Article

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