The influence of hand load on lumbar-pelvic coordination during lifting task

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn 2014-January, Issue , 2014, Pages 1617-1621

  Hu, Boyi ^a   Ning, Xiaopeng ^a   Nussbaum, Maury A ^b  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

^b State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ENGINEERING; MATERIALS HANDLING;

IN-PHASE; LIFTING BIOMECHANICS; MANUAL MATERIAL HANDLING; PELVIC MOTIONS; RELATIVE PHASE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 84936845601     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/1541931214581337     Document Type: Conference Paper

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