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Effects of a hip belt on transverse plane trunk coordination and stability during load carriage
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Motion patterns of the backpack and thorax suggested that the backpack frame was used to assist with the deceleration and reversal of the loaded thorax, driven by the pelvis through the hip belt connection, which may have required less trunk muscle activation and allowed for improved pattern stability.About:
This article is published in Journal of Biomechanics.The article was published on 2008-01-01. It has received 43 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Backpack & Transverse plane.read more
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The Effect of Backpack Carriage on the Biomechanics of Walking: A Systematic Review and Preliminary Meta-Analysis
TL;DR: In summary, the available literature showed that backpack carriage in walking was associated with an increased trunk flexion angle, increased hip and ankle range of motion, increased vertical and horizontal ground reaction force, increased cadence, and reduced stride length.
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Subjective perceptions of load carriage on the head and back in Xhosa women.
TL;DR: The data indicate that whilst back-loading was generally associated with more areas of discomfort than head-loading, the pain and discomfort in the neck associated with head- loading was the predominant factor in the termination of tests and that this was independent of head-loaded experience.
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Carry-over effects of backpack carriage on trunk posture and repositioning ability
TL;DR: The persistent changes in both spinal curvature and repositioning ability revealed an increased risk of spinal injury even after the backpack was removed, and the effects of backpack carriage (10% body weight for 30 min) on the spine could not be fully restored after 30-min unloaded walking.
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A comparison of the physiological consequences of head-loading and back-loading for African and European women
TL;DR: The data provides no support for the ‘free ride’ hypothesis for head-loading although there is some evidence of energy saving mechanisms for back-loading at low speed/load combinations.
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Load Carriage and its Force Impact
TL;DR: Lee et al. as discussed by the authors show that the long marches of the "infamous 10,000", an army of Greek mercenaries accompanied by Xenophon, would have resulted in numerous stress fractures, torn ligaments, muscle damage, blisters and abrasions.
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Soldier Load Carriage: Historical, Physiological, Biomechanical, and Medical Aspects
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed historical and biomedical aspects of soldier load carriage and found that the load center of mass as close as possible to the body center ofmass results in the lowest energy cost and tends to keep the body in an upright position similar to unloaded walking.
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Load carriage using packs: a review of physiological, biomechanical and medical aspects
TL;DR: The biomedical aspects of transporting loads in packs are reviewed and suggestions for improving load-carriage capability are offered and closed-cell neoprene insoles and use of an acrylic or nylon sock, combined with a wool sock, reduce blister incidence.
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Hemiplegic gait: A kinematic analysis using walking speed as a basis
Robert C. Wagenaar,W.J. Beek +1 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that walking speed is an important control parameter, which should be used as a basic variable in the evaluation of the gait of stroke patients.
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Relative contribution of trunk muscles to the stability of the lumbar spine during isometric exertions
TL;DR: A single muscle cannot be identified as the most important for the stability of the lumbar spine, rather, spine stability depends on the relative activation of all trunk muscles and other loading variables.