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dc.contributor.authorMilosavljevic, Stephan
dc.contributor.authorGregory, Diane E
dc.contributor.authorPal, Poonam
dc.contributor.authorCarman, Allan B
dc.contributor.authorMilburn, Peter D
dc.contributor.authorCallaghan, Jack P
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:30:34Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:30:34Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2012-05-27T22:27:14Z
dc.identifier.issn0003-6870
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.apergo.2011.01.002
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/41944
dc.description.abstractWool handling is an important rural occupation where workers process 200 or more fleeces daily, separating them into various quality components. Loads and postures they experience carry substantial risk of low back pain (LBP). Although a formal skill training structure exists, interaction with loads and LBP is unknown. We examined whether skill and LBP influenced trunk postures and loads of 60 wool handlers representing 3 skill levels. LBP prevalence ranged from 20% for junior (lowest skill) to 45% for open class (highest skill) wool handlers. Open class wool handlers demonstrated increased lateral bend and more axially twisted postures, generating greater medio-lateral shear forces and lateral bend and axial twist moments. LBP was associated with open class wool handlers spending more time in severe axially twisted postures. These findings suggest that skill-based training needs to be reviewed to reduce the quantity of axially twisted posture which may help reduce the prevalence of LBP in this workforce.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom801
dc.relation.ispartofpageto806
dc.relation.ispartofissue6
dc.relation.ispartofjournalApplied Ergonomics
dc.relation.ispartofvolume42
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSports science and exercise
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical physiology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchDesign
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4207
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3208
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3303
dc.titleThe interaction between skill, postures, forces and back pain in wool handling
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2011 Elsevier Inc. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2011
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorMilburn, Peter D.


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