Changes of lumbar muscle flexion relaxation phenomenon when standing on unilaterally elevated ground

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 925-928

  Hu, Boyi ^a   Ning, Xiaopeng ^a   Nimbarte, Ashish D ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND CONDITIONS; GROUND SURFACES; LOW BACK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL TASKS; RELAXATION PHENOMENA; RISK FACTORS; TRUNK FLEXION; TRUNK KINEMATICS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ERGONOMICS; PHYSICS; VISCOELASTICITY;

MUSCLE;

EID: 84889777958     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/1541931213571205     Document Type: Conference Paper

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