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Temporal changes in motor variability during prolonged lifting/lowering and the influence of work experience
Institution:1. Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States;2. School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States;1. Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey;2. Istanbul School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey;1. Departamento de Morfologia, Fisiologia e Patologia Básica, Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil;2. Unidade Especial de Tratamento em Doenças Infecciosas (UETDI), Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto-USP, Brazil;3. Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto-USP, Brazil
Abstract:Existing research indicates that repetitive motions are strongly correlated with the development of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). Resulting from the redundant degrees-of-freedom in the human body, there are variations in motions that occur while performing a repetitive task. These variations are termed motor variability (MV), and may be beneficial for reducing WMSD risks. To better understand the potential role of MV in preventing injury risk, we evaluated the effects of fatigue on MV using data collected during a lab-based prolonged, repetitive lifting/lowering task. We also investigated whether experienced workers used different motor control strategies than novices to adapt to fatigue. MV of the whole-body center-of-mass (COM) and box trajectory were quantified using cycle-to-cycle standard deviation, sample entropy, and goal equivalent manifold (GEM) methods. In both groups, there were significantly increased variations of the COM with fatigue, and with a more substantial increase in a direction that did not affect task performance. Fatigue deteriorated the task goal and made it more difficult for participants to maintain their performance. Experienced workers also had higher MV than novices. Based on these results, we conclude that flexible motor control strategies are employed to reduce fatigue effects during a prolonged repetitive task.
Keywords:Work-related musculoskeletal disorders  Motor control  Fatigue  Goal equivalent manifold  Experienced workers
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