Effect of initial horizontal object position on peak L5/S1 moments in manual lifting is dependent on task type and familiarity with alternative lifting strategies

Ergonomics

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 72-81

  Faber, Gert S ^a   Kingma, Idsart ^a   van Dieën, Jaap H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Lifting strategy; Low back loading; Manual materials handling; Spine biomechanics

Indexed keywords

LIFTING STRATEGY; LIFTING TECHNIQUES; LOW-BACK LOADING; MANUAL LIFTING; MANUAL MATERIALS HANDLING; OBJECT POSITIONS; REALISTIC SIMULATION; SHORT DISTANCES; SPINE BIOMECHANICS; TASK TYPE;

BIOMECHANICS; ERGONOMICS; LABORATORIES; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; PLANT LAYOUT;

LOADING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LIFTING; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; POSTURE; RISK FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650371086     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2010.535019     Document Type: Article

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