Three-dimensional spinal motion and risk of low back injury during sheep shearing

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 299-306

  Milosavljevic, Stephan ^a   Carman, Allan B ^a   Schneiders, Anthony G ^a   Milburn, Peter D ^a   Wilson, Barry D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

3D spinal movement; Low back pain; Sheep shearing

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; MUSCLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

LEFT LATERAL FLEXION; LUMBO-SACRAL MOVEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS; TRI-AXIAL;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; RISK FACTOR; ROTATION; SPINE MOBILITY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 33750945493     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2006.04.026     Document Type: Article

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