Does the personal lift-assist device affect the local dynamic stability of the spine during lifting?

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 461-466

  Graham, Ryan B ^a   Sadler, Erin M ^a   Stevenson, Joan M ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lifting; Lyapunov exponents; Neuromuscular control; Personal lift assist device (PLAD); Spinal stability

Indexed keywords

LIFTING; LYAPUNOV EXPONENT; NEUROMUSCULAR CONTROL; PERSONAL LIFT-ASSIST DEVICE (PLAD); SPINAL STABILITY;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DYNAMICS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; LYAPUNOV FUNCTIONS; LYAPUNOV METHODS;

EQUIPMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE MOBILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LIFTING; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; SPINE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 78651443848     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.09.034     Document Type: Article

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