PLAD (personal lift assistive device) stiffness affects the lumbar flexion/extension moment and the posterior chain EMG during symmetrical lifting tasks

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Frost, David M ^a   Abdoli E, Mohammad ^b   Stevenson, Joan M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Injury; Lifting; Low back; Squat; Static holding; Stoop

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERECTOR SPINA MUSCLE; ERGONOMICS; EXTERNAL OBLIQUE MUSCLE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RIGIDITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE; WORKLOAD;

ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LIFTING; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SELF-HELP DEVICES; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350566094     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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