Effect of load position on muscle forces, internal loads and stability of the human spine in upright postures

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 359-368

  El Rich, M ^a   Shirazi Adl, A ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Kinematics; Load position; Muscle force; Stability

Indexed keywords

EXTERNAL LOADS; HUMAN SPINE; INTERNAL LOADS; LEVER ARM; LOAD MAGNITUDE; LOAD POSITIONS; MANUAL MATERIAL HANDLING; MUSCLE ACTIVATION; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; MUSCLE FORCE; NON-LINEAR FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; STABILITY MARGINS; STANDING POSTURE;

BIOMECHANICS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; KINEMATICS; MUSCLE; SYSTEM STABILITY;

LOADS (FORCES);

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WEIGHT BEARING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33644842656     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840500445630     Document Type: Article

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