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A new approach to assess movements and isometric postures of spine and trunk at the workplace

Eur Spine J. 2011 Aug;20(8):1393-402. doi: 10.1007/s00586-011-1777-7. Epub 2011 Mar 29.

Abstract

Low back pain is regarded as the primary cause of occupational disability in many countries worldwide. However, there is a lack of valid assessment of kinematic spine and trunk parameters to provide further insight into occupational spine loads. A new 3-dimensional mobile measurement system (3D-SpineMoveGuard) was developed and evaluated by means of repeated dynamic and isometric trunk positions by 10 male and 10 female volunteers. The interclass correlation coefficient indicates high test-retest reliability (r = 0.975-0.999) of the 3D-SpineMoveGuard. Moreover, analysis of validity revealed almost identical results for the new measurement system. The evaluation study indicates a good scientific quality for the use in occupational task analyses. The objective assessment of indirectly measured spine and trunk kinematics will give further insight to predict and prevent job-related spine loads.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Technical Report

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Exercise / physiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / instrumentation
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
  • Low Back Pain / diagnostic imaging
  • Low Back Pain / etiology
  • Low Back Pain / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Occupational Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Occupational Diseases / etiology
  • Occupational Diseases / physiopathology*
  • Posture / physiology*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Spine / diagnostic imaging
  • Spine / physiology*
  • Torso / diagnostic imaging
  • Torso / physiology*
  • Ultrasonography / instrumentation
  • Ultrasonography / methods*
  • Young Adult