Effect of a personal weight transfer device on muscle activities and joint flexions in the stooped posture

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 195-205

  Ulrey, Brent L ^a   Fathallah, Fadi A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Engineering controls; Ergonomic intervention; Flexion relaxation; Load transfer device; Low back disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; LOW BACK DISORDER; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RISK REDUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE DISEASE; STOOPED POSTURE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; WEIGHT TRANSFER DEVICE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BRACES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84873111472     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.08.014     Document Type: Article

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