The complex spine: The multidimensional system of causal pathways for low-back disorders

Human Factors

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 881-889

  Marras, William S ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging and individual differences; anthropometry; attentional processes; biomechanics; health and medical systems; work physiology

Indexed keywords

ATTENTIONAL PROCESSES; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; LOW BACK; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL SYSTEMS; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; RESEARCH EFFORTS; RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL; SPINE LOADING; SYSTEMS REPRESENTATION; TISSUE SENSITIVITY; TISSUE TOLERANCE; WORK PHYSIOLOGY;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; ERGONOMICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; TISSUE;

LOADING;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NOCICEPTION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NOCICEPTION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84870936113     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720812452129     Document Type: Conference Paper

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