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Landmark Study Uncovers Reasons Behind Recurring Back Injury

Caption: Researchers and students demonstrate an experiment in Ohio State University's Biodynamics Laboratory. [From left: Alex Zyskin, a freshman majoring in chemical engineering; Gang Yang, a doctoral student in industrial, welding, and systems engineering; Greg Knapik (seated at computer), a senior research associate-engineer in the Biodynamics Laboratory; William Marras, a professor of industrial, welding, and systems engineering; and Lee Mazurek, a masters student in industrial, welding, and systems engineering.]

Credit: Photo by Jo McCulty, courtesy of Ohio State University.

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