The effect of a passive trunk exoskeleton on functional performance in healthy individuals
The effect of a passive trunk exoskeleton on functional performance in healthy individuals
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DOI：
10.1016/j.apergo.2018.04.007
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发表时间：
2018-10-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Houdijk, H.
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作者：
Baltrusch, S. J.;van Dieen, J. H.;Houdijk, H.
这项研究的目的是评估被动式躯干外骨骼对健康个体在各种工作相关任务中的功能表现的影响。18名健康男性执行了12项任务。根据客观结果和主观感受到的任务难度、局部和全身不适来评估每项任务的功能表现。外骨骼在静态前屈时倾向于提高客观表现，但在行走、搬运和爬梯等任务中表现下降。在静态前屈中，感觉到的任务难度和背部局部不适感显著降低，而在其他几个任务中，如行走、蹲下和站立时，感觉到的难度显著增加。特别是涉及髋关节屈曲的外骨骼任务被认为更加困难。设计改进应该包括允许髋关节和躯干的全范围运动的条款，以增加多功能性和用户接受度。
The objective of this study was to assess the effect of a passive trunk exoskeleton on functional performance for various work related tasks in healthy individuals.18 healthy men performed 12 tasks. Functional performance in each task was assessed based on objective outcome measures and subjectively in terms of perceived task difficulty, local and general discomfort.Wearing the exoskeleton tended to increase objective performance in static forward bending, but decreased performance in tasks, such as walking, carrying and ladder climbing. A significant decrease was found in perceived task difficulty and local discomfort in the back in static forward bending, but a significant increase of perceived difficulty in several other tasks, like walking, squatting and wide standing. Especially tasks that involved hip flexion were perceived more difficult with the exoskeleton.Design improvements should include provisions to allow full range of motion of hips and trunk to increase versatility and user acceptance.