Lower extremity kinematics of cross-slope roof walking
| Autor: | Dwight E. Waddell, Chip Wade, Scott P. Breloff |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Work Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Human Factors and Ergonomics Kinematics Walking Article 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation Floors and Floorcoverings medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Engineering (miscellaneous) Roof 050107 human factors Proprioception 05 social sciences Construction Industry Cross slope medicine.disease 030210 environmental & occupational health Biomechanical Phenomena Increased falls Lower Extremity Musculoskeletal injury Ergonomics Geology Roof pitch |
| Zdroj: | Applied ergonomics. 75 |
| ISSN: | 1872-9126 |
| Popis: | Working conditions of residential roofers expose them to a unique sloped environment. The purpose of this study is to determine in what way traversing across a sloped/roof surface alters lower extremity kinematics of the upslope and downslope legs compared to level walking. College aged males negotiated across a pitched (26 degrees) roof segment during which lower extremity three-dimensional kinematics were calculated. One foot was higher on the slope and one was lower for the duration of cross slope walking. Overall, cross-slope walking on a 26 degree roof significantly altered 77% of the measured lower extremity variables compared to level self-selected pace walking. The data suggest that roof pitch incite significant differences in crossslope walking of the kinematics in the lower extremity between the upslope and down slope limbs when compared to level surface walking. These alterations could temporarily alter proprioception which may in turn lead to increased falls and musculoskeletal injury, though further study is needed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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