Browsing Health (Faculty of) by Subject "low back pain"
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Axial twist of the lumbar spine: Mechanical responses to twisted postures and potential factors for workplace injury
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-24)While a link between magnitudes of spinal axial twist motions and the various modes of associated injury, pain reporting, and lost time claims has been tentatively established, there is need for greater investigation and ... -
A Biomechanical-Biochemical Hypothesis for the Role of Collagen in Injury
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-25)Low back pain affects 80% of the population at some point in their lives and is the most common musculoskeletal complaint for workplace injuries. Further, it presents as episodic, with sufferers typically experiencing ... -
Examining changes in intradiscal pressure during intervertebral disc herniation
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-27)Background: Approximately 40% of low back pain cases are attributed to internal disc disruption. Since mechanical loading directly affects intradiscal pressure and the stresses that the inner annulus fibrosus experiences, ... -
Exploring Low to Moderate Velocity Motor Vehicle Rear Impacts as a Viable Injury Mechanism in the Lumbar Spine
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-19)Epidemiological research suggests that up to 50% of individuals involved in low speed rear impact collisions develop acute onset low back pain. Given that little information is known about the low back injury mechanisms ... -
Kinematics and 3-D Rotational Trunk Stiffness of the Unilateral Transfemoral Amputee across Five Activities of Daily Living
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-30)Review: Research examining trunk biomechanics in the transfemoral amputee population has only recently begun to include analysis of trunk muscle activity. Based on the absence of knee extensor muscles in the prosthetic ... -
The Prediction of Nociceptive Neural Activity in Passive Tissues following Lumbar Spine Flexion
(University of Waterloo, 2021-11-26)Low back pain is a costly and debilitating disorder; however, most cases are categorized as being non-specific: low back pain without an identifiable origin or cause. Non-specific low back pain can be broadly considered ... -
The relationships of prolonged standing induced low back pain development with lumbopelvic posture and movement patterns
(University of Waterloo, 2014-11-10)Over 80% of individuals will suffer from low back pain at least once in their lifetime. The cause within the population is not homogenous, leading to sub-classifications of non-specific low back pain. One such sub-classification ...