Seated Lumbar Spine Flexion Exposure on Low Back Mechanical Pain Sensitivity

lumbar spine flexion

Goal of the Study? In this cross-sectional laboratory design article from the Journal of Applied Biomechanics1 the authors’ goal was to determine how sustained lumbar spine flexion affects the pain sensitivity of young healthy adults.   Why are they doing this study? Sustained lumbar spine flexion creep, which is defined as a gradual length change […]

A bibliometric analysis of occupational low back pain studies from 2000 to 2020

Occupational low back pain

Goal of the Study? In this Bibliometric Analysis [A bibliometric analysis of occupational low back pain studies from 2000 to 2020] the authors used two bibliometric tools; BibExcel and CiteSpace to examine 4,217 documents related to occupational low back pain (OLBP).  Bibliometric Analysis (BA) is the application of statistical methods and visualization tools to analyze […]

Ergonomic Seat Pan Angle – Adjusting the Lumbo-Pelvic Angle

Ergonomic Seating

Lower back pain is a global problem. Its rate has increased steadily over the last several decades, with now more than 637 million individuals suffering around the world. 1 What has also been steadily increasing is the act of sitting. People are working from home more than ever, especially with the recent coronavirus outbreak, forcing […]