Testing an exoskeleton that helps workers with low-back pain: Less discomfort with the passive spexor trunk device

Saskia J. Baltrusch; Jaap H. Van Dieen; Coen A.M. Van Bennekom; Han Houdijk

doi:10.1109/MRA.2019.2954160

Testing an exoskeleton that helps workers with low-back pain: Less discomfort with the passive spexor trunk device

Saskia J. Baltrusch, Jaap H. Van Dieen, Coen A.M. Van Bennekom, Han Houdijk

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess functional performance and user satisfaction of workers with and without a history of low-back pain (LBP) when wearing a SPEXOR passive trunk exoskeleton. Twenty-four male participants, including 18 workers from load-handling professions, participated in this study. We allocated 13 individuals to a LBP group and 11 to a healthy group for subgroup analysis.

Original language	English
Article number	8931783
Pages (from-to)	66-76
Number of pages	11
Journal	IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine
Volume	27
Issue number	1
Early online date	12 Dec 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MRA.2019.2954160
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2020

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We acknowledge the support of Michel Kaldenhoven from KLM and Eric Kemper from Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine Europe, who made this study possible. The work presented in this article was supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement no. 687662–SPEXOR.

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European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program
Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine Europe
Horizon 2020	687662

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