Browsing Health (Faculty of) by Author "Gruevski, Kristina May"

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The aging spine: The effect of cyclic loading, simulated degeneration and prolonged sitting on joint stiffness across age

Gruevski, Kristina May (University of Waterloo, 2018-08-22)

Background: Low back pain is estimated to have a lifetime prevalence as high as 84%, and both the severity and frequency of low back pain reporting have a dependency on age. The nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosis of ...
Evaluation of a novel thoracic support for police officers during prolonged simulated driving exposures

Gruevski, Kristina May (University of Waterloo, 2012-10-25)

Background: There is a high prevalence of injury and low back pain prevalence associated with professional drivers, including mobile police officers. In particular, the reduction in lumbar lordosis has been hypothesized ...