A spine is proven to be subjected to a follower load which is a compressive load of
physiologic magnitude acting on the whole spine. The path of the follower load …

There is currently no universal model or fitting method to characterize the visco-elastic
behavior of the lumbar spine observed in displacement versus load hysteresis loops. In this …

Lumbar lordotic correction (LLC), the gold standard treatment for sagittal spinal
malalignment (SMA), and its effect on sagittal balance have been critically discussed in …

For stability analysis of the lumbar spine, a hypothesis is presented that the disc has stress
sensors driving a feedback mechanism which can react to the imposed loads by adjusting …

Modeling of the human spine is important for establishing quantitative assessment methods
of low back pain (LBP) caused by manual material handling (MMH). This study developed …

Flexion relaxation (FR) in the low back occurs when load is transferred from the spine's
extensor musculature to its passive structures. This study investigated the influence of added …

In the anatomy of a normal spine, due to the curvatures in various regions, the C7 plumb line
(C7PL) passes through the sacrum so that the head is centered over the pelvic-ball and …

The spine is a multi-tissue musculoskeletal system that supports large multi-axial loads and
motions during physiological activities. The healthy and pathological biomechanical function …

Computational musculoskeletal models have been developed to predict mechanical joint
loads on the human spine, such as the forces and moments applied to vertebral and facet …

To assess how posture affects the transmission of mechanical energy up the spinal column
during vibration, 18 porcine functional spinal units (FSUs) were exposed to a sinusoidal …