The effects of horizontal load speed and lifting frequency on lifting technique and biomechanics

Ergonomics

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1024-1032

  Dai, Boyi ^a   Jin, Sangeun ^a   Ning, Xiaopeng ^a   Mirka, Gary A ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Conveyor; Electromyography; Frequency; Lifting; Load speed; Trunk kinematics

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR ACCELERATION; CO-ACTIVATION; FREQUENCY; HORIZONTAL LOADS; HORIZONTAL VELOCITY; LIFTING; LIFTING TECHNIQUES; LOW BACK; LOW BACK INJURY; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; SAGITTAL PLANE; TRANSVERSE PLANES; TRUNK FLEXION; TRUNK MOTIONS; TRUNK MUSCLE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BIOMECHANICS; CONVEYORS; COST REDUCTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; KINEMATICS; MUSCLE; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PILE FOUNDATIONS;

SPEED;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IOWA; LIFTING; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954839878     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2010.493957     Document Type: Article

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