Does intra-lumbar flexion during lifting differ in manual workers with and without a history of low back pain? A cross-sectional laboratory study.

Advice to limit or avoid a flexed lumbar curvature during lifting is widely promoted to reduce the risk of low back pain (LBP), yet there is very limited evidence to support this relationship. To provide higher quality evidence this study compared intra-lumbar flexion in manual workers with (n = 21)...

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Published in:Ergonomics Vol. 65; no. 10; pp. 1380 - 1397
Main Authors: Saraceni, Nic, Campbell, Amity, Kent, Peter, Ng, Leo, Straker, Leon, O'Sullivan, Peter
Format: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Oct2022
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