Use of various obesity measurement and classification methods in occupational safety and health research: a systematic review of the literature

M Ghesmaty Sangachin, LA Cavuoto, Y Wang - BMC obesity, 2018 - Springer
Background This study systematically examined obesity research in occupational safety and
health regarding the use of various obesity measurement and classification methods …

Functional limitations and occupational issues in obesity: a review

P Capodaglio, G Castelnuovo, A Brunani… - International Journal …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Four hundred million adults are obese. Such a pandemic involves people of working age.
Excess weight imposes abnormal mechanics on body movements, which could account for …

The functional movement screen: A review

C Beardsley, B Contreras - Strength & Conditioning Journal, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Abstract THE FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT SCREEN (FMS) IS A PRE-PARTICIPATION
SCREENING TOOL COMPRISING 7 INDIVIDUAL TESTS FOR WHICH BOTH INDIVIDUAL …

[PDF][PDF] Pilates method for lung function and functional capacity in obese adults

JR Niehues - Alternative therapies in health and medicine, 2015 - researchgate.net
Obesity is defined as the condition in which the body mass index (BMI) is≥ 30 kg/m2 and is
responsible for decreased quality of life and functional limitations. The harmful effects on …

Effects of obesity and chronic low back pain on gait

V Cimolin, L Vismara, M Galli, F Zaina… - Journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Background Obesity is often associated with low back pain (LBP). Despite empirical
evidence that LBP induces gait abnormalities, there is a lack of quantitative analysis of the …

Quantifying how functional and structural personal factors influence biomechanical exposures in paramedic lifting tasks

DP Armstrong, TAC Beach, SL Fischer - Ergonomics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
It is unknown how structural (sex, stature, body mass) and functional (strength, flexibility)
personal factors influence lifting strategy in paramedic work. We explored whether variance …

Body segment inertial parameters and low back load in individuals with central adiposity

R Pryce, D Kriellaars - Journal of biomechanics, 2014 - Elsevier
There is a paucity of information regarding the impact of central adiposity on the inertial
characteristics of body segments. Deriving low back loads during lifting requires accurate …

Severe obesity effect on low back biomechanical stress of manual load lifting

D Singh, W Park, D Hwang, M Levy - Work, 2015 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: Little research is available on low back biomechanical stresses that obese
and overweight workers experience from manual load lifting. OBJECTIVE: The study …

Exposures to select risk factors can be estimated from a continuous stream of inertial sensor measurements during a variety of lifting-lowering tasks

S Lim - Ergonomics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Wearable inertial measurement units (IMUs) are used increasingly to estimate
biomechanical exposures in lifting-lowering tasks. The objective of the study was to develop …

Lifting posture prediction with generative models for improving occupational safety

L Li, S Prabhu, Z Xie, H Wang, L Lu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Lifting tasks have been identified to be highly associated with work-related low back pain.
Posture prediction can be used for simulating workers' posture of lifting tasks and thus …