The Bottom Line: Squat vs Stoop Lifting: Which is Safer?
Humantech ergonomist Blake McGowan shares the ground-breaking results from a 2016 study that measured the spinal loads during both squat and stoop lifting in this month’s bottom line video.
The German researchers found:
- Lifting an object from the ground results in significant spinal loading regardless if it was a squat or stoop lift.
- The spinal forces were the same for both. In fact, the forces were 4 percent greater for a squat lift.
Dreischarf M, Rohlmann A, Graichen F, Bergmann G, Schmidt H. (2016). In vivo loads on a vertebral body replacement during different lifting techniques. J Biomech. 2016 Apr 11;49(6):890-5.
van Dieën JH, Hoozemans MJ, Toussaint HM. (1999). Stoop or squat: a review of biomechanical studies on lifting technique. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 1999 Dec;14(10):685-96.
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