Working position influences the biomechanical demands on the lower back during dental hygiene

Ergonomics

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 545-555

  Howarth, Samuel J ^a   Grondin, Diane E ^a   La Delfa, Nicholas J ^b   Cox, Jocelyn ^a   Potvin, Jim R ^b  

^a CANADIAN MEMORIAL CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

electromyography; injury; lower back pain; sitting; Spine posture

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEALTH; LOCATION;

EXTENSOR MUSCLES; INJURY; LOWER BACK PAIN; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; SEAT PRESSURE; SITTING; SPINE KINEMATICS; SPINE POSTURE;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; BACK; BACK MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; DENTAL ASSISTANT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIKIN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PELVIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE;

ADULT; BACK; BACK MUSCLES; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIKINS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PELVIS; POSTURE; PRESSURE;

EID: 84940056055     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2015.1077274     Document Type: Article

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