Over the last two decades, exercise of the core muscles has gained major interest in
professional sports. Research has focused on injury prevention and increasing athletic …

It has been suggested that deep squats could cause an increased injury risk of the lumbar
spine and the knee joints. Avoiding deep flexion has been recommended to minimize the …

Objective. To determine the relative importance of modelled peak spine loads, hand loads,
trunk kinematics and cumulative spine loads as predictors of reported low back pain (LBP) …

Objective. To assess the biomechanical evidence in support of advocating the squat lifting
technique as an administrative control to prevent low back pain. Background. Instruction with …

Of the many problems associated with low back pain, those which are most amenable to
biomechanical investigation are identified. Recent advances in lumbar spinal mechanics are …

BACKGROUND: A new on-body personal lift augmentation device was developed to
support the back muscles during the repetitive lifting task. METHODS: Nine male subjects …

Abstract Hartmann, H, Wirth, K, Klusemann, M, Dalic, J, Matuschek, C, and Schmidtbleicher,
D. Influence of squatting depth on jumping performance. J Strength Cond Res 26 (12): 3243 …

Study Design. Fiber angles of longissimus thoracis and iliocostalis lumborum at L3 were
documented in vivo, using high resolution ultrasound, with the lumbar spine in neutral curve …

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 …

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 …