Effectiveness of a manual furniture handling device in reducing low back disorders risk factors

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-102

  Paskiewicz, Jessica K ^a   Fathallah, Fadi A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; Gripsystem; Low back disorders; Lumbar motion monitor; Moving industry

Indexed keywords

BELT CONVEYORS; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; MATERIALS HANDLING;

FURNITURE MOVING INDUSTRY; GRIPSYSTEM; LOW BACK DISORDERS; LUMBAR MOTION MONITOR;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; FURNITURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 33846229287     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2006.10.015     Document Type: Article

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