An ergonomic assessment of the airline baggage handler
An ergonomic assessment of the airline baggage handler
An ergonomic assessment of the airline baggage handler
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Figure 2.1 Principle muscle groups <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> lower and upper back.The "lower back" is most commonly described as <strong>the</strong> area from <strong>the</strong> thorax to <strong>the</strong>pelvis on <strong>the</strong> dorsal (back) aspect <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> body. The important anatomic structures includelumbar vertebrae, facet joints, lower back muscles and ligaments, vertebral discs, spinalchord and nerves (Figure 2.2).