Effects of a passive back exoskeleton on the mechanical loading of the low-back during symmetric lifting

• Published in: Journal of biomechanics Vol. 102; p. 109486
• Main Authors: Koopman, Axel S., Kingma, Idsart, de Looze, Michiel P., van Dieën, Jaap H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 26.03.2020; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Angular velocity; Ankle; Back - physiology; Back Muscles - physiology; Bending; Biomechanical Phenomena; Compression; Compression forces; Electromyography; Exoskeleton; Exoskeleton Device; Exoskeletons; Hoisting; Horizontal loads; Horizontal orientation; Humans; Kinematics; Knee; Lifting; Lifts; Low back pain; Male; Mechanical loading; Muscle function; Muscles; Passive exoskeletons; Peak load; Risk analysis; Risk factors; Weight-Bearing; Young Adult; Netherlands; Compression forces; Low-back pain; Mechanical loading; Lifting; Passive exoskeletons

Low-back pain is the number one cause of disability in the world, with mechanical loading as one of the major risk factors. Exoskeletons have been introduced in the workplace to reduce low back loading. During static forward bending, exoskeletons have been shown to reduce back muscle activity by 10%...