Effects of a soft back exoskeleton on lower lumbar spine loads during manual materials handling: a musculoskeletal modelling study.

IF 1.7 4区医学 Q3 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering Pub Date : 2024-11-04 DOI:10.1080/10255842.2024.2422925

Arthur Favennec, Florent Moissenet, Julien Frère, Guillaume Mornieux

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to append a passive soft back exoskeleton to a validated musculoskeletal model and assess its effectiveness in reducing lumbar loads. Fifteen participants lifted a box, with and without wearing a CORFOR^® exoskeleton. A full body OpenSim model was used to estimate lumbar joint moments and reaction forces, as well as low back muscles forces. Wearing the exoskeleton reduced the peak flexion moment, muscles forces, as well as peak compressive and shear forces. This musculoskeletal modelling study shows that wearing the exoskeleton may reduce lumbar spine loads and may contribute to prevent low back disorders.

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软背外骨骼对人工搬运物料过程中腰椎下部负荷的影响：肌肉骨骼模型研究。

本研究的目的是在一个经过验证的肌肉骨骼模型上附加一个被动软背外骨骼，并评估其在减轻腰部负荷方面的效果。15 名参与者在穿戴或未穿戴 CORFOR® 外骨骼的情况下抬起一个箱子。使用全身 OpenSim 模型估算腰部关节力矩和反作用力，以及腰部肌肉力量。穿戴外骨骼后，屈曲力矩峰值、肌肉力峰值以及压缩力和剪切力峰值均有所降低。这项肌肉骨骼建模研究表明，穿戴外骨骼可减轻腰椎负荷，有助于预防腰背疾病。

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来源期刊

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 工程技术-工程：生物医学

CiteScore

4.10

自引率

6.20%

发文量

179

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： The primary aims of Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering are to provide a means of communicating the advances being made in the areas of biomechanics and biomedical engineering and to stimulate interest in the continually emerging computer based technologies which are being applied in these multidisciplinary subjects. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering will also provide a focus for the importance of integrating the disciplines of engineering with medical technology and clinical expertise. Such integration will have a major impact on health care in the future.