Comparison of two heights for forward-placed trunk support with standing work

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 536-541

  Damecour, Caroline ^a   Abdoli Eramaki, Mohammad ^b   Ghasempoor, Ahmad ^b   Neumann, W Patrick ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dynamic support; Electromyography; Forward flexed standing; Low back pain

Indexed keywords

BONE; MUSCLE;

DIFFERENT HEIGHTS; DYNAMIC SUPPORTS; FORWARD DISPLACEMENTS; FORWARD FLEXED STANDING; HUMAN MOTION CAPTURE; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; SUPPORT CONDITIONS;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HEIGHT; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIS; STANDING; STERNUM; THORACIC SPINE; TRUNK;

EID: 77950460689     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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