Occupational biomechanics

Occupational Outliers: Stochasticity and Determinism in Occupational Biomechanics

In the subset of tasks deemed occupational, which can be rather inclusive depending on the definition, multiple sources of variability combine to complicate work task analyses and occupational design approaches, but are not always considered. Focusing on physical ergonomics, three major umbrella categories of occupational variability are: 1) variability in task performance – i.e. how a person p...

Occupational spine biomechanics: a journey to the spinal frontier.

This paper provides a brief introduction to the variety of research areas focusing on spine biomechanics as it pertains to understanding and preventing low back injuries in the workplace. While certainly not a comprehensive review of the literature, some of the earliest, pioneering studies are presented from the following areas: (1) spine tissue testing, (2) estimating spine tissue loading, (3)...

A Comparison of Software Tools for Occupational Biomechanics and Ergonomic Research

Biomechanics

1 Department of Animal Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Trasmontaña S/N, Arucas, 35413 Las Palmas, Spain 2Department of Compared Anatomy and Pathology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Córdoba, Campus de Rabanales, Carretera Madrid-Cádiz Km 396 A, 14071 Córdoba, Spain 3 Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Ger...

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