Effectiveness of Soft versus Rigid Back-Support Exoskeletons during a Lifting Task
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Experimental Design
2.3. Exoskeletons
2.4. Data Acquisition and Analyses
2.4.1. Trunk Sagittal Inclination (TSI)
2.4.2. Electromyography (EMG)
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Main Effect
3.1.1. Exoskeleton Effect
3.1.2. Gender Effect
3.1.3. TSI Part Effect
3.2. Interaction Effect
3.2.1. Exoskeleton × TSI Part Interaction
3.2.2. Exoskeleton × Gender
3.2.3. Gender × TSI Part
4. Discussion
4.1. Exoskeletons Design and TSI Effects
4.2. Gender Effects
4.3. Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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TSI | ES Muscles Activity | ||||
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Main Effects | DoF | F | p | F | p |
Exoskeleton | 2 | 18.88 | <0.001 | 16.60 | <0.001 |
Gender | 1 | 2.71 | 0.1 | 121.24 | <0.001 |
TSI part | 7 | 6528.25 | <0.001 | 519 | <0.001 |
Interaction effects | DoF | F | p | F | p |
Exoskeleton x TSI part | 14 | 3.16 | <0.001 | 5.39 | <0.001 |
Exoskeleton x Gender | 2 | 16.63 | <0.001 | 1.96 | 0.14 |
Gender x TSI part | 7 | 1.17 | 0.31 | 6.72 | <0.001 |
Exoskeleton x Gender x TSI part | 14 | 0.21 | 1 | 1.41 | 0.14 |
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Schwartz, M.; Theurel, J.; Desbrosses, K. Effectiveness of Soft versus Rigid Back-Support Exoskeletons during a Lifting Task. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 8062. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158062
Schwartz M, Theurel J, Desbrosses K. Effectiveness of Soft versus Rigid Back-Support Exoskeletons during a Lifting Task. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(15):8062. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158062
Chicago/Turabian StyleSchwartz, Mathilde, Jean Theurel, and Kévin Desbrosses. 2021. "Effectiveness of Soft versus Rigid Back-Support Exoskeletons during a Lifting Task" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 15: 8062. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158062