Subject-specific, whole-body models of the stooped posture with a personal weight transfer device

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 206-215

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Engineering controls; Ergonomic intervention; Load transfer device; Low back disorders; Passive torso extensor moment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; COMPRESSION; ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SHEAR STRESS; STOOPED POSTURE; TORQUE; WEIGHT BEARING; WEIGHT TRANSFER DEVICE;

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

EID: 84873121435     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.08.016     Document Type: Article

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