Can a Novel Light Weight Minimal Support Lifting Exoskeleton Modify Lifting Movement in People without Low Back Pain?

Tamer Burjawi, Rifai Chai, Matthew Arrowsmith, Adrian Pranata

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Tamer BurjawiDepartment of Health Sciences and Biostatistics, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, Australia.ORCID 0009-0009-2861-9837

Rifai ChaiDepartment of Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1922-7024

Matthew ArrowsmithDepartment of Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, Australia.ORCID 0009-0002-6546-8475

Adrian PranataSchool of Health and Biomedical Science, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC 3082, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7877-1679

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Abstract

Low back pain (LBP) is a major contributor to lifting-related disabilities. To minimize the risk of back pain, emerging technologies known as lifting exoskeletons were designed to optimize lifting movements. However, it is currently unknown whether a minimally supportive exoskeleton can alter the lifting movement in people without LBP. This study aims to investigate if wearing a novel lightweight exoskeleton that minimally supports the back, hip, and knee can alter the lifting range of motion and movement variations in people without LBP. This study also aims to investigate if wearing this novel exoskeleton can result in a reliable between-day lifting movement. In two separate sessions (each one week apart), fourteen participants lifted a box (that weighed 10% of their body weight) ten times, once while wearing an exoskeleton and once while not wearing an exoskeleton. Wearing the novel exoskeleton during lifting produced moderate-high, test-retest reliability (Trunk: ICC

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Exoskeleton DeviceLiftingLow Back PainMovementRange of Motion, ArticularAdultBiomechanical PhenomenaFemaleHumansKneeMaleYoung Adultexoskeletonkinematicsliftinglow back painmovement

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PMID39124113

DOI10.3390/s24155067

PMCPMC11315047

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