Abstract: The facet capsule ligament (FCL) is a structure in the lumbar spine that constrains motions of the vertebrae. Subfailure loads can produce microdamage resulting in increased laxity, decreased stiffness, and altered ...

Abstract: Low back pain (LBP) is frequently reported following rear impact collisions. Knowledge of how the facet joint capsule (FJC) mechanically behaves before and after rear impact collisions may help explain LBP development ...

Abstract: Lumbar spine pathologies have been linked independently to both neutral zone (NZ) properties and facet joint anatomical characteristics; however, the effect of facet joint orientation (FO) and tropism (FT) on NZ properties ...

Abstract: To assess how posture affects the transmission of mechanical energy up the spinal column during vibration, 18 porcine functional spinal units (FSUs) were exposed to a sinusoidal force (1500 آ±â€‰1200 N) at 5 Hz for ...

Abstract: A collision testing device used to simulate rear-end impacts on human volunteers was developed and validated. The testing device was designed using impact parameters obtained from real crash-test-derived vehicle-to-vehicle ...