Occupational Trunk Flexion and Neuromuscular Disturbance

Experimental protocols for measuring "load-relaxation" responses (left) and "creep" responses (right) of the lumbar spine

Experimental protocols for measuring "load-relaxation" responses (left) and "creep" responses (right) of the lumbar spine — Experimental protocols for measuring "load-relaxation" (left) and "creep" (right) responses of the lumbar spine

Goals

Assess the viscoelastic responses of the lumbar spine to prolonged and/or repetitive spine flexion and lifting activities
Determine how spine flexion influences muscle reflex behaviors and spine stability

PI: Maury Nussbaum

Co-I: Michael Madigan

Sponsor:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)