EMG estimated mean, peak, and cumulative spinal compression of workers in five heavy industries

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 448-454

  Trask, Catherine ^a,b   Teschke, Kay ^b   Morrison, Jim ^c   Johnson, Pete ^d   Village, Judy ^b   Koehoorn, Mieke ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d University of Washington Box ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Back injury; Compression normalized EMG; Construction; Electromyography; Exposure assessment

Indexed keywords

BACK INJURIES; BACK INJURY; COMPRESSION-NORMALIZED EMG; COMPRESSIVE FORCES; CUMULATIVE LOADING; CUMULATIVE SPINAL COMPRESSION; EMG MEASUREMENT; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; FULL-SHIFT; HEAVY INDUSTRIES; LOW BACK; OBJECTIVE MEASURE; SELF-REPORT; TIME SPENT; WORK TIME;

BIOMECHANICS;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CANADA; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERGONOMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME;

EID: 77953083366     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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