Spinal loads are recognized to play a causative role in back disorders and pain. Knowledge
of lumbar spinal loads is required in proper management of various spinal disorders …

BACKGROUND: The lumbar spine may experience significant shear forces during
occupational tasks due to the force of gravity acting on the upper body when bending the …

The objective of this study was to investigate biomechanical loading to the low back as a
result of wearing an exoskeletal intervention designed to assist in occupational work. Twelve …

BACKGROUND: The sitting in an awkward posture for a prolonged time may lead to spinal
or musculoskeletal disease. It is important to investigate the joint loads at spine while sitting …

This study assesses the agreement of compressive and shear force estimates at the L5-S1
joint using inertial motion capture (IMC) within a musculoskeletal simulation model during …

Patient handling continues to represent a high risk task for low back pain (LBP) among
health caregivers. Previous studies indicated that manual transfers of patients impose …

The objective of this paper was to perform a comprehensive review of psychophysically
determined maximum acceptable pushing and pulling forces. Factors affecting pushing and …

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the logic behind the knowledge of low-back
problem causal pathways. Background: Low-back pain and low-back disorders (LBDs) …

Coactivation is an important component for understanding the physiological cost of muscular
and spinal loads and their associations with spinal pathology and potentially myofascial …

Over the last decades, academics and practitioners have paid much attention to lot-sizing,
which determines economic order and production quantities by balancing inventory holding …