title: The dynamic response of human subjects while seated in car seats.
abstract: A pendulum impact method was used to establish the dynamic response of the seated subject. Threaded K wires were placed in the L3 spinous process. The gain and phase angle between the platform and the vertebra were established. The response of the subject was observed while seated on a platform and a variety of other seats. The seats were found to be very important in the attenuation of the impulse, leading to a higher transmissibility. Clinical Relevance Skeletal impact through the lower extremity is quite common in many occupations. The importance of posture and seat design in attenuation of impulses has been established.
authors.affiliation: Iowa Spine Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242-1088, USA.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Pope
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magnusson
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Broman
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hasson
mesh_terms: D000054:Acceleration; D000328:Adult; D001334:Automobile Driving; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D011187:Posture; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D014732:Vibration