Is vibration truly an injurious stimulus in the human spine?

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 2631-2635

  Hill, Taryn E ^a   Desmoulin, Geoffrey T ^a,b   Hunter, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Optima Health Solutions International Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Injury; Intervertebral disc; Spine; Tissue mechanics; Vibration

Indexed keywords

BACK PAIN; CELL BIOLOGY; HUMAN SPINE; INTER-VERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS; LOW QUALITIES; LOWER BACK PAIN; TISSUE MECHANICS;

CYTOLOGY;

BIOMECHANICS;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRUCTURE; CELL ACTIVITY; CYTOLOGY; ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; SPINE INJURY; VIBRATION; WEIGHT BEARING; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL INJURIES; VIBRATION;

EID: 71549130431     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.10.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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