The impact of a sloped surface on low back pain during prolonged standing work: A biomechanical analysis

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 787-795

  Nelson Wong, Erika ^a   Callaghan, Jack P ^b  

^a REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ergonomic; Low back pain; Occupational standing

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ERGONOMICS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MUSCLE;

BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS; BIOMECHANICAL CHANGES; BIOMECHANICAL RESPONSE; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; OCCUPATIONAL STANDING; SLOPED SURFACES; STANDING TASKS;

HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STANDING; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 77955270913     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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