Journal article
Trunk muscle response to lifting unbalanced loads with and without knowledge of centre of mass
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of lifting a bin with a variable centre of mass on muscle activity, with and without knowledge of the centre of mass.
BACKGROUND: Numerous parameters related to lifting have been examined yet the effects of changing the load centre of mass in two dimensions, with or without knowledge, has not been examined.
Authors
Meyers BM; Keir PJ
Journal
Clinical Biomechanics, Vol. 18, No. 8, pp. 712–720
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2003
DOI
10.1016/s0268-0033(03)00121-9
ISSN
0268-0033