Can relative strength between the back and knees differentiate lifting strategy?

Human Factors

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 785-796

  Li, Kang ^a   Zhang, Xudong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Back strength; Biomechanics; Gender differences; Interventions; Isokinetic strength; Knowledge feedback; Lifting strategy; Manual materials handling; Models and measures; Postural index; Total knee strength; Work physiology

Indexed keywords

BACK STRENGTH; GENDER DIFFERENCES; ISOKINETIC STRENGTH; LIFTING STRATEGY; MANUAL MATERIALS HANDLING; WORK PHYSIOLOGY;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERGONOMICS; KINEMATICS; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; PLANT LAYOUT;

MATERIALS HANDLING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFORCEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BACK; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; KNEE; KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (PSYCHOLOGY); LIFTING; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; SEX FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 77950220997     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720809360801     Document Type: Article

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