Mechanical loading of the spine is a known risk factor for the development of low-back pain. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of an inclination-controlled exoskeleton on spinal compression forces during lifting with various techniques. Peak compression decreased on average by around 20%, and this was largely independent of lifting technique.
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Koopman, A. S., Toxiri, S., de Looze, M. P., Kingma, I., & van Dieën, J. H. (2019). Effects of an inclination-controlled active spinal exoskeleton on spinal compression forces. In Biosystems and Biorobotics (Vol. 22, pp. 505–509). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01887-0_98
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