Quantification of lumbar stability by using 2 different abdominal activation strategies

SG Grenier, SM McGill - Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2007 - Elsevier
Grenier SG, McGill SM. Quantification of lumbar stability by using 2 different abdominal
activation strategies. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the abdominal hollowing technique …

An on-body personal lift augmentation device (PLAD) reduces EMG amplitude of erector spinae during lifting tasks

M Abdoli-E, MJ Agnew, JM Stevenson - Clinical biomechanics, 2006 - Elsevier
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 …

Spinal kinematics and trunk muscle activity in cyclists: a comparison between healthy controls and non-specific chronic low back pain subjects—a pilot investigation

AF Burnett, MW Cornelius, W Dankaerts, PB O'Sullivan - Manual therapy, 2004 - Elsevier
The aim of this pilot study was to examine whether differences existed in spinal kinematics
and trunk muscle activity in cyclists with and without non-specific chronic low back pain …

Discriminating healthy controls and two clinical subgroups of nonspecific chronic low back pain patients using trunk muscle activation and lumbosacral kinematics of …

W Dankaerts, P O'Sullivan, A Burnett, L Straker… - Spine, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Statistical Classification Model for nonspecific chronic low back pain (NS-
CLBP) patients and controls based on parameters of motor control. Objective. Develop a …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility and safety of a virtual reality dodgeball intervention for chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial

JS Thomas, CR France, ME Applegate, ST Leitkam… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Whereas the fear-avoidance model of chronic low back pain (CLBP) posits a generic
avoidance of movement that is perceived as threatening, we have repeatedly shown that …

Scapular kinematics: effects of altering the Euler angle sequence of rotations

AR Karduna, PW McClure, LA Michener - Journal of Biomechanics, 2000 - Elsevier
An analysis of Euler angle sequences is presented for the scapula. In vivo kinematics were
collected with a magnetic tracking device on eight healthy volunteers. To ensure accurate …

Effectiveness of an on-body lifting aid (HAL® for care support) to reduce lower back muscle activity during repetitive lifting tasks

A von Glinski, E Yilmaz, S Mrotzek, E Marek… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Hybrid Assistive Limb Lumbar Type (HAL) is an active exoskeleton that
provides motion according to the wearer's voluntary drive. It was developed to support back …

PLAD (personal lift assistive device) stiffness affects the lumbar flexion/extension moment and the posterior chain EMG during symmetrical lifting tasks

DM Frost, M Abdoli-E, JM Stevenson - Journal of Electromyography and …, 2009 - Elsevier
The PLAD (personal lift assistive device) was designed to reduce the lumbar moment during
lifting and bending tasks via elastic elements. This investigation examined the effects of …

The effect of shoulder movements on thoracic spine 3D motion

D Theodoridis, S Ruston - Clinical biomechanics, 2002 - Elsevier
Objective. To investigate whether there is any repeatable coupling pattern of upper thoracic
movements, during right arm elevation in sagittal and scapular plane. Methods. Upper …

Comparative ability of EMG, optimization, and hybrid modelling approaches to predict trunk muscle forces and lumbar spine loading during dynamic sagittal plane …

D Gagnon, C Larivière, P Loisel - Clinical Biomechanics, 2001 - Elsevier
Objective. To compare the ability of three modelling approaches to resolve the muscle and
joint forces in a lumbar spine model during dynamic sagittal plane lifting. Design. Trunk …