Quantitative dynamic measures of physical exposure predict low back functional impairment

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 914-923

  Marras, William S ^a   Lavender, Steven A ^a   Ferguson, Sue A ^a   Splittstoesser, Riley E ^a   Yang, Gang ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Epidemiology; Ergonomics; Functional impairment; Kinematics; Kinetics; Load moment; Low back disorder; Low back pain; Lumbar spine; Occupation; Spine mechanics; Spine motion; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYNAMICS; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRUNK; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT LIFTING; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951937779     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181ce1201     Document Type: Article

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