Comparison of trunk muscle forces and spinal loads estimated by two biomechanical models

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 533-541

  Arjmand, N ^a,c   Gagnon, D ^b   Plamondon, A ^c   Shirazi Adl, A ^a   Lariviere C ^c  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE ROBERT SAUVÉ EN SANTÉ ET EN SÉCURITÉ DU TRAVAIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Kinematics, EMG; Optimization, compression and shear; Spine; Trunk muscle forces

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL MODEL; CLINICAL APPLICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; COMPRESSION FORCE; EXTERNAL MOMENT; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FORCE PLATE; HUMAN SPINE; JOINT MODELS; LOW BACK; MEASURED DATA; MODEL INPUTS; MODEL STUDY; MODELING APPROACH; MULTI-JOINT; MUSCLE FORCE; PASSIVE PROPERTIES; RELATIVE PERFORMANCE; SHEAR FORCE; SPINAL COMPRESSION; SPINAL LOADS; SPINE; STANDING POSTURE; SURFACE EMG; TREATMENT MANAGEMENT; TRUNK MUSCLE; TRUNK MUSCLE FORCES;

BIOMECHANICS; ESTIMATION; KINEMATICS; OPTIMIZATION;

MUSCLE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; COMPRESSION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; GEOMETRY; HAND; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE; STANDING; WEIGHT BEARING;

BACK; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THORAX; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 67649647906     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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