Wrapping of trunk thoracic extensor muscles influences muscle forces and spinal loads in lifting tasks

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 668-675

  Arjmand, N ^a   Shirazi Adl, A ^a   Bazrgari, B ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Kinematics; Lever arm; Lifting; Line of action; Muscle

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; KINEMATICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHEARING;

LEVER ARM; LIFTING; LINE OF ACTION; THORACIC EXTENSOR MUSCLES;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT STABILITY; KINEMATICS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE DISEASE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LIFTING; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; THORAX; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33745610926     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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