Characterization of shoulder load for backpack shoulder strap design based on the relationship between interface pressure and shoulder pain

Nenta Wako*, Tamon Miyake, Shigeki Sugano

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研究成果: Conference contribution

2 被引用数 (Scopus)

抄録

With the increasing use of backpacks in recent years, proper reduction of shoulder load has become essential. We focused on nociceptive pain, which is a physiological warning signal, and performed subjective evaluation as an index to determine appropriate loading. In this paper, we investigated the relationship between a single-point pressure stimulus on the shoulder and pain and characterized pain sensitivity for each region of the shoulder. In the experiment, seven subjects rated their pain level upon stimulation using a pain scale. In data analysis, the rating scores were revised to an equivalence scale, and the relation between the pain score and stimulus intensity was approximated by a sigmoid function. Moreover, pain thresholds were estimated by approximate expression and classified into four sensitivity levels after normalizing. Combining the measurement points, we proposed characterization mapping of pain sensitivity and showed the pain sensitivity level at each measurement point. The results of pain rating for the strongest stimulus in the experiment, characterization mapping, and the results of pain sensitivity at each measurement point were anatomically matched. As such, we clarified the shoulder regions that can actively support load and those that should avoid loading. These results can be used to evaluate and improve backpack strap design.

本文言語English
ホスト出版物のタイトル2020 8th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2020
出版社IEEE Computer Society
ページ30-35
ページ数6
ISBN(電子版)9781728159072
DOI
出版ステータスPublished - 2020 11月
イベント8th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2020 - New York City, United States
継続期間: 2020 11月 292020 12月 1

出版物シリーズ

名前Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics
2020-November
ISSN(印刷版)2155-1774

Conference

Conference8th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2020
国/地域United States
CityNew York City
Period20/11/2920/12/1

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • 人工知能
  • 生体医工学
  • 機械工学

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