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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2005 Dec 15.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Biomed Eng. 2005 Mar;33(3):391–401. doi: 10.1007/s10439-005-1742-x

FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 2

(A) Experimental data from a representative specimen. Specimen was flexed 10 times from its neutral position (0 load) until a 10-Nm bending moment was created at L5-S1 (Pre-SLF). At the peak of the 10th cycle, a static flexed posture was held for 20 min (SLF), while maintaining the 10-Nm bending moment at L5-S1. Immediately following the 20 min of static lumbar flexion, the specimen was cycled 10 more times from neutral to 10 Nm (Post-SLF) and was then allowed to recover for 20 min in the initial neutral position. (B) The specimen was then flexed an additional 10 times (20Post-SLF). (C) Testing sequence for cyclic and static creep protocol.