Irrespective of the lifting technique (squat or stoop), the lumbar spine posture (more kyphotic
versus more lordotic) adopted during lifting activities is an important parameter affecting the …

Study Design. In vivo measurements and model studies are combined to investigate the role
of lumbar posture in static lifting tasks. Objectives. Identification of the role of changes in the …

Despite the well-recognized role of lifting in back injuries, the relative biomechanical merits
of squat versus stoop lifting remain controversial. In vivo kinematics measurements and …

Epidemiological studies have shown that loads imposed on the human spine during daily
living play a significant role in the onset of low back pain. The loads applied to the lumbar …

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of an elastic lumbar back support on spinal
loading and trunk, hip and knee kinematics while allowing subjects to move their feet during …

There is currently no validated full-body lifting model publicly available on the OpenSim
modelling platform to estimate spinal loads during lifting. In this study, the existing full-body …

This article describes investigations of dynamic biomechanical stresses associated with
lifting in stooping and kneeling postures. Twelve subjects volunteered to participate in two …

Biomechanical lifting models often require the knowledge of the applied trunk moments and
forces for model validation purposes and/or to determine loading levels experienced at …

Study Design: Measured trunk muscle activity was employed in a biomechanical model to
determine the influence of including or neglecting muscle coactivity on predicted spinal …

Flexion–extension moments acting at the L5/S1 level and hip joints were calculated using
three different techniques; a pure static analysis, a static analysis including the inertial force …