Young Innovators: Vibrations can be bad for farmers' backs

Days spent driving around on a tractor contribute to back problems for a significant number of farmers, University of Saskatchewan researchers have found.          
Researcher Catherine Trask and recent master’s graduate Xiaoke Zeng have found that farmers experience prolonged “body shock” when riding horses or driving farm machinery on uneven terrain during an average workday. Whole body vibration is a major risk factor for developi