Low-profile elastic exosuit reduces back muscle fatigue

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 15958
• Main Authors: Lamers, Erik P., Soltys, Juliana C., Scherpereel, Keaton L., Yang, Aaron J., Zelik, Karl E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 29.09.2020
• Subjects: 639/166; 639/166/985; 639/166/988; Braces; Electromyography - methods; Exercise Test; Exoskeleton Device; Female; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Isometric Contraction - physiology; Low Back Pain - therapy; Lumbar Vertebrae; Lumbosacral Region; Male; multidisciplinary; Muscle Fatigue - physiology; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Physical Endurance - physiology; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Young Adult

We investigated the extent to which an un-motorized, low-profile, elastic exosuit reduced the rate of fatigue for six lumbar extensor muscles during leaning. Six healthy subjects participated in an A-B-A (withdrawal design) study protocol, which involved leaning at 45º for up to 90 s without exosuit...