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Back muscles act with a shorter lever arm to lumbar vertebrae, than external loads while e.g. handling loads. Thus the tension in back muscles is the most important factor contributing to the spinal load.
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Leskinen, T., Nieminen, H., Kalli, S., Gautreau, M., Kuorinka, I. (1987). Electromyographic Activity as an Indicator of Back Load at Work. In: Bergmann, G., Kölbel, R., Rohlmann, A. (eds) Biomechanics: Basic and Applied Research. Developments in Biomechanics, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3355-2_69
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