Investigation of the relationship between joint position sense acuity and postural stability during lifting

• Main Author: Chua, Ming Wei
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/60946
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Stability of a person while carrying out lifting task is an important factor, as it allows the person to balance himself, prevent himself from falling and also reduce the risk of LBP. However, limited amount of studies were carried out on how proprioception affects lifting gait stability. The object...