The use of intra-abdominal pressure in evaluating stresses on the lumbar spine.
Intra-abdominal pressure measurements correlate with intradiscal pressures and myoelectric activity of the trunk muscles and are useful determinants of spinal stress. Measurements made in industrial situations using a radio pill allow analysis of stresses imposed by different tasks.
D000005:Abdomen / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000502:physiology*; D011312:Pressure; D013314:Stress, Mechanical