Praise for previous editions of Occupational Biomechanics" This book is a valuable resource
for any advanced ergonomist interested in physical ergonomics... provides valuable …

Although the literature is filled with information about the prevalence and incidence of back
pain in general, there is less information about chronic back pain, partly because of a lack of …

The role of epidemiology with respect to back pain in industry is to clarify the natural history
and clinical course of the pain and to identify workplace factors and individual factors of …

Study Design. A biomechanical and imaging study of human cadaveric spinal motion
segments. Objective. To investigate the effect of both disc degeneration and facet joint …

The load-displacement behavior of 35 fresh adult cervical spine motion segments was
measured in compression, shear, flexion, extension, lateral bending and axial torsion tests. …

Background The effect of osteopathic manual therapy (ie, spinal manipulation) in patients
with chronic and subchronic back pain is largely unknown, and its use in such patients is …

Low back pain is an enormous and important clinical and public health problem. Although
admittedly common, its epidemiology is difficult to determine precisely. There is a problem of …

Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is frequently associated with low back and neck pain,
which accounts for disability worldwide. Despite the known outcomes of the IVD …

Analysis of Loads on the Lumbar Spine : Spine Analysis of Loads on the Lumbar Spine : Spine
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Studies of the normal range of joint motion in human adults are uncommon, and frequently
used references are based on materials not immediately accessible. The present paper …