This review of the scientific literature on isokinetic and isoinortial testing of dynamic trunk
strength related to low back pain using “iso-machines” identified 108 items published in the …

In 1985, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) convened an ad
hoc committee of experts who reviewed the current literature on lifting, recommend criteria …

ABSTRACT LEE E. BROWN AND JOSEPH P. WEIR. ASEP Procedures Recommendation I:
Accurate Assessment Of Muscular Strength And Power. JEPonline. 2001; 4 (3): 1-21. The …

This book highlights the problems and hazards of manual materials handling and provides
ergonomic and engineering solutions for alleviating them. It is helpful for both researchers …

Known as the bible of biomedical engineering, The Biomedical Engineering Handbook,
Fourth Edition, sets the standard against which all other references of this nature are …

This investigation was conducted to evaluate the practicality and potential effectiveness of
preemployment strength testing in reducing the incidence and severity of musculoskeletal …

Two important goals of ergonomics are the comfort, and the health and safety of workers. In
many ways these are mutually compatible, for where health and safety is jeopardized, the …

Part of the renowned TMEH Series, the book contains hundreds of practical new ways to
make continuous improvement work, and keep on working: quality management guidelines …

The purpose of this study was to identify the wrist position between neutral and ulnar
deviation, and fifteen degrees each side of neutral in volar and dorsiflexion, that would …

We determined the bone mineral density of the lumbar spine and the strength of back
extensors in 68 healthy postmenopausal Caucasian women. Bone mineral density of the …