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  • Title: Spinal loads during individual and team lifting.
    Author: Dennis GJ, Barrett RS.
    Journal: Ergonomics; 2002 Aug 15; 45(10):671-81. PubMed ID: 12437851.
    Abstract:
    The aim of this experiment was to compare lumbar spinal loads during individual and team lifting tasks. Ten healthy male subjects performed individual lifts with a box mass of 15, 20 and 25 kg and two-person team lifts with a box mass of 30, 40 and 50 kg from the floor to standing knuckle height. Boxes instrumented with force transducers were used to measure vertical and horizontal hand forces, whilst sagittal plane segmental kinematics were determined using a video based motion measurement system. Dynamic L4/L5 torques were calculated and used in a single equivalent extensor force model of the lumbar spine to estimate L4/L5 compression and shear forces. A significant reduction in L4/L5 torque and compression force of approximately 20% was found during team lifts compared to individual lifts. Two main reasons for the reduced spinal loads in team lifting compared to individual lifting were identified: (1) the horizontal hand force (i.e. pulling force) was greater in team lifting, and (2) the horizontal position of the hands was closer to the lumbar spine during team lifts. The horizontal hand force and position of the hands had approximately equal contributions in reducing the spinal load during team lifting compared to individual lifting.
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