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The role of whole body vibration, posture and manual materials handling as risk factors for low back pain in occupational drivers by Okunribido, O. O., Magnusson, M., Pope, M. H.

“…It seems evident that occupational drivers have an increased risk of developing back pain. Not only are they exposed to whole body vibration (vibration), their…”
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Effects of whole body vibration on spinal proprioception in healthy individuals by Chow, D H K, Lee, T Y, Pope, M H

“…Low back pain (LBP) is a common health problem with high reoccurrence rate. As patients with LBP are often found to be proprioception impaired, new…”
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Low back pain in drivers: The relative role of whole-body vibration, posture and manual materials handling by Okunribido, O.O., Magnusson, M., Pope, M.H.

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the relative role of whole-body vibration (WBV), posture and manual materials handling (MMH) as risk…”
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Effect of load carriage on spinal compression by Chow, D.H.K., Li, M.F., Lai, A., Pope, M.H.

“…Backpack is commonly carried either posteriorly or anteriorly. Although load carriage has been shown to have significant effects on postural alignment and…”
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Muscular response to Sudden load : A tool to evaluate fatigue and rehabilitation by WILDER, D. G, ALEKSIEV, A. R, MAGNUSSON, M. L, POPE, M. H, SPRATT, K. F, GOEL, V. K

“…Subjects were exposed to fatiguing and restorative interventions to assess their response to sudden loads. To investigate the erector spinae and rectus…”
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Etiology of spondylolisthesis. Assessment of the role played by lumbar facet joint morphology by Grobler, L J, Robertson, P A, Novotny, J E, Pope, M H

“…This study examined the role of facet joint morphology in the etiology of both degenerative spondylolisthesis and isthmic spondylolysis. To this end, the axial…”
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Are occupational drivers at an increased risk for developing musculoskeletal disorders? by Magnusson, M L, Pope, M H, Wilder, D G, Areskoug, B

“…This study analyzed the role of exposure to driving and other covariates in reports of back, neck, and shoulder pain and resultant disability. Cohorts in…”
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Effects of backpack load placement on pulmonary capacities of normal schoolchildren during upright stance by Chow, D.H.K., Ting, J.M.L., Pope, M.H., Lai, A.

“…Backpack carriage affects posture, physiological costs and physical performance. Limited literature concerning the effects of backpack load placement on…”
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Intervertebral Disc Changes after 1 h of Running: A Study on Athletes by Dimitriadis, AT, Papagelopoulos, PJ, Smith, FW, Mavrogenis, AF, Pope, MH, Karantanas, AH, Hadjipavlou, AG, Katonis, PG

“…The lumbar spines of 25 long-distance runners were examined using an upright magnetic resonance imaging scanner. All volunteer runners were scanned before and…”
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Epidemiological and aetiological aspects of low back pain in vibration environments—an update by Wilder, DG, Pope, MH

“…The article reviews the substantial body of epidemiological evidence linking vibration exposure and low back pain. Drivers appear to be at particular risk if…”
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POSSIBLE MECHANISMS OF LOW BACK PAIN DUE TO WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION by Pope, M.H., Wilder, D.G., Magnusson, M.

“…The investigators describe their multifaceted approach to the study of the relationship between whole-body vibration and low back pain.In vitroexperiments,…”
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A review of studies on seated whole body vibration and low back pain by Pope, M H, Wilder, D G, Magnusson, M L

“…The paper reviews the epidemiologic evidence linking low back pain (LBP) and exposure to whole body vibration (WBV). Particular emphasis is placed on studies…”
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Footwear affects the behavior of low back muscles when jogging by Ogon, M, Aleksiev, A R, Spratt, K F, Pope, M H, Saltzman, C L

“…Use of modified shoes and insole materials has been widely advocated to treat low back symptoms from running impacts, although considerable uncertainty remains…”
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The measurement of elongation of anterior cruciate-ligament grafts in vivo by Beynnon, B D, Johnson, R J, Fleming, B C, Renström, P A, Nichols, C E, Pope, M H, Haugh, L D

“…Many investigators who have studied the mechanical behavior of anterior cruciate-ligament grafts have attributed the increase in anterior translation of the…”
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Cervical electromyographic activity during low-speed rear impact by Magnusson, M L, Pope, M H, Hasselquist, L, Bolte, K M, Ross, M, Goel, V K, Lee, J S, Spratt, K, Clark, C R, Wilder, D G

“…Whiplash motion of the neck is characterized by having an extension-flexion motion of the neck. It has been previously assumed that muscles do not play a role…”
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Anterior cruciate ligament strain behavior during rehabilitation exercises in vivo by Beynnon, B D, Fleming, B C, Johnson, R J, Nichols, C E, Renström, P A, Pope, M H

“…Before studying the biomechanical effects of rehabilitation exercises on the reconstructed knee, it is important to understand their effects on the normal…”
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A REVIEW OF THE BIOMECHANICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY OF WORKING POSTURES (IT ISN'T ALWAYS VIBRATION WHICH IS TO BLAME!) by Magnusson, M.L., Pope, M.H.

“…Many vibrational environments also subject the worker to awkward, asymmetric and prolonged postures. This paper reviews the epidemiological, biomechanical and…”
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Evaluation of low back muscle surface EMG signals using wavelets by Pope, M.H., Aleksiev, A., Panagiotacopulos, N.D., Lee, J.S., Wilder, D.G., Friesen, K., Stielau, W., Goel, V.K.

“…Objective. To compare the ability of observers to correctly detect the reaction time of erector spinae response to unexpected load by inspecting nonprocessed…”
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The effect of functional knee bracing on the anterior cruciate ligament in the weightbearing and nonweightbearing knee by Beynnon, B D, Johnson, R J, Fleming, B C, Peura, G D, Renstrom, P A, Nichols, C E, Pope, M H

“…We investigated the effect of functional bracing on anterior cruciate ligament strain in humans by arthroscopic implantation of a differential variable…”
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The measurement of anterior cruciate ligament strain in vivo by BEYNNON, B, HOWE, J. G, POPE, M. H, JOHNSON, R. J, FLEMING, B. C

“…This article describes the use of the Hall Effect strain transducer (HEST) in a new arthroscopic technique to study the normal anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)…”
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