The effect of a soft active back support exosuit on trunk motion and thoracolumbar spine loading during squat and stoop lifts
研究了软性主动背部支撑外骨骼服对提举6和10公斤箱子时躯干运动和脊柱载荷的影响，发现其不改变整体躯干运动，但可减少部分椎体的峰值压缩和剪切载荷。
Back support exosuits aim to reduce tissue demands and thereby risk of injury and pain. However, biomechanical analyses of soft active exosuit designs have been limited. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a soft active back support exosuit on trunk motion and thoracolumbar spine loading in participants performing stoop and squat lifts of 6 and 10 kg crates, using participant-specific musculoskeletal models. The exosuit did not change overall trunk motion but affected lumbo-pelvic motion slightly, and reduced peak compressive and shear vertebral loads at some levels, although shear increased slightly at others. This study indicates that soft active exosuits have limited kinematic effects during lifting, and can reduce spinal loading depending on the vertebral level. These results support the hypothesis that a soft exosuit can assist without limiting trunk movement or negatively impacting skeletal loading and have implications for future design and ergonomic intervention efforts.