Impact of a Chest Support on Lower Back Muscles Activity During Forward Bending
The present study is based on previous research on the poor body posture of surgeons and their experienced discomfort during surgical procedures. Since surgeons have head-bent and back-bent posture during open surgical procedures, a chest support is a viable supporting principle. This support is mea...
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| author | Armaĝan Albayrak Richard H. M. Goossens Chris J. Snijders Huib de Ridder Geert Kazemier |
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| description | The present study is based on previous research on the poor body posture of surgeons and their experienced discomfort during surgical procedures. Since surgeons have head-bent and back-bent posture during open surgical procedures, a chest support is a viable supporting principle. This support is meant to reduce lower back pain by minimising lower back muscle activity. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of a chest support on lower back muscle activity during forward bending and to establish a possible relation between supporting force and the kind of balancing strategy a person adopts. Use of the chest support shows a significant reduction of muscle activity in the lower back and leg muscles. Within the participants three user groups are identified as “sceptical users”, “non-trusters” and “fully trusters”, each following a different balancing strategy. Since there are different kinds of users, the designed body support should offer the possibility for altering the posture and should not constrain the user to take a certain body posture. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9ded31d87d094bdabcc63992cb701ff32025-02-03T05:49:56ZengWileyApplied Bionics and Biomechanics1176-23221754-21032010-01-017213114210.1080/11762320903541453Impact of a Chest Support on Lower Back Muscles Activity During Forward BendingArmaĝan Albayrak0Richard H. M. Goossens1Chris J. Snijders2Huib de Ridder3Geert Kazemier4Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Landbergstraat 15, 2628 CE Delft, NetherlandsFaculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Landbergstraat 15, 2628 CE Delft, NetherlandsFaculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Landbergstraat 15, 2628 CE Delft, NetherlandsFaculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Landbergstraat 15, 2628 CE Delft, NetherlandsDepartment of Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre of Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, NetherlandsThe present study is based on previous research on the poor body posture of surgeons and their experienced discomfort during surgical procedures. Since surgeons have head-bent and back-bent posture during open surgical procedures, a chest support is a viable supporting principle. This support is meant to reduce lower back pain by minimising lower back muscle activity. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of a chest support on lower back muscle activity during forward bending and to establish a possible relation between supporting force and the kind of balancing strategy a person adopts. Use of the chest support shows a significant reduction of muscle activity in the lower back and leg muscles. Within the participants three user groups are identified as “sceptical users”, “non-trusters” and “fully trusters”, each following a different balancing strategy. Since there are different kinds of users, the designed body support should offer the possibility for altering the posture and should not constrain the user to take a certain body posture.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11762320903541453 |
| spellingShingle | Armaĝan Albayrak Richard H. M. Goossens Chris J. Snijders Huib de Ridder Geert Kazemier Impact of a Chest Support on Lower Back Muscles Activity During Forward Bending Applied Bionics and Biomechanics |
| title | Impact of a Chest Support on Lower Back Muscles Activity During Forward Bending |
| title_full | Impact of a Chest Support on Lower Back Muscles Activity During Forward Bending |
| title_fullStr | Impact of a Chest Support on Lower Back Muscles Activity During Forward Bending |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of a Chest Support on Lower Back Muscles Activity During Forward Bending |
| title_short | Impact of a Chest Support on Lower Back Muscles Activity During Forward Bending |
| title_sort | impact of a chest support on lower back muscles activity during forward bending |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11762320903541453 |
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