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Why cumulative loading calculated using non-weighted integration may not be suitable for assessing physical stress of the lower back: an empirical investigation of strain during lifting and lowering tasks

Laura JohnenChair and Institute of Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alexander MertensChair and Institute of Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3703-0401View further author information
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Verena NitschChair and Institute of Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4784-1283View further author information
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Christopher BrandlChair and Institute of Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6736-7366View further author information
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Pages 134-146 | Received 28 Aug 2020, Accepted 21 Jul 2021, Published online: 24 Aug 2021

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Sivan Almosnino & Jessica Cappelletto. (2021) Minimizing Low Back Cumulative Loading during Design of Manual Material Handling Tasks: An Optimization Approach. IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors 9:3-4, pages 124-133.
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Christopher Brandl, Alwina Bender, Tim Schmachtenberg, Jörn Dymke & Philipp Damm. (2024) Comparing risk assessment methods for work-related musculoskeletal disorders with in vivo joint loads during manual materials handling. Scientific Reports 14:1.
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Katharina Brenzel, Laura Johnen, Maximilian Praster, Nadja Blomeyer, August Weiler, Christopher Brandl, Heiko Topol, Marcus Stoffel & Bernd Markert. (2023) In vitro study design derived from an in vivo lifting task. PAMM 23:4.
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Laura Johnen, Maja Schaub, Alexander Mertens, Verena Nitsch & Christopher Brandl. (2022) Can cumulative loading estimates be used to assess the collective occupational risk of MSD? Evaluation of calculation methods for spinal cumulative loading. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 92, pages 103361.
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Laura Johnen, Alexander Mertens, Verena Nitsch & Christopher Brandl. 2021. Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021). Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021) 93 100 .

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