Disturbance and recovery of trunk mechanical and neuromuscular behaviours following prolonged trunk flexion: Influences of duration and external load on creep-induced effects

Ergonomics

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1043-1052

  Bazrgari, Babak ^a   Hendershot, Brad ^b   Muslim, Khoirul ^c   Toosizadeh, Nima ^c   Nussbaum, Maury A ^b,c   Madigan, Michael L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Creep deformation; Low back pain; Prolonged flexion; Reflex; Spine biomechanics; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

CREEP DEFORMATIONS; LOW BACK PAIN; PROLONGED FLEXION; REFLEX; SPINE BIOMECHANICS;

BIOMECHANICS; RECOVERY; STIFFNESS;

CREEP;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THORAX; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX; SPINE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; THORAX; VIRGINIA; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855491498     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2011.614357     Document Type: Article

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