How to carry heavy loads to protect the lower limb joints.

2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21500480
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Science
• Principal Investigator: KANZAKI Hideto 山形県立保健医療大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (10381352)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): IHASHI Kouji 山形県立保健医療大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (40160014) ; MAKABE Hitoshi 山形県立保健医療大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (60363743) ; TAKAHASHI Toshiaki 山形県立保健医療大学, 保健医療学部, 准教授 (50464508) ; MINAMISAWA Tadayoshi 山形県立保健医療大学, 保健医療学部, 講師 (40347208) ; AKATUKA Seiya 山形県立保健医療大学, 保健医療学部, 助教 (70363744) ; NAGASE Tokiko 山形県立保健医療大学, 保健医療学部, 助教 (10404865) ; MIWA Makoto 千葉県立保健医療大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (50336450)
• Research Collaborator: SUZUKI Shinya 東京学芸大学, 大学院・連合学校教育学研究科 ; SASAKI Kazuhiro 初台リハビリテーション病院
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Keywords: 運搬 / 運搬姿勢 / 関節負荷 / 筋活動 / 歩行分析

Research Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of carrying position on the kinetic parameters and muscle activities of the spine and lower limb during walking. The four carrying positions were "holding a bag on his back," "holding a bag anterior to the chest with both hands," "holding a bag in their right hand" and "holding a bag on their right shoulder". It was suggested that when the bag was held in the hand, an excessive load might be added to the spine and the hip joint of the opposite side and the knee joint of the same side. When the bag is held anterior to the chest with both hands, an excessive load might be added on the spine and hip joints of both sides.

Research Products

• [Presentation] Effects of carrying position on the muscle activities of the spine and lower limb during walking (2011)
  • Author(s): Kanzaki H, Suzuki S, Sasaki K, Minamisawa T, Nagase T, Akatuka S, Takahashi T, Makabe H, Ihashi K
  • Organizer: 16th International Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy
  • Place of Presentation: RAICONVENTION CENTER,(アムステルダム/オランダ)
  • Year and Date: 2011-06-23
• [Presentation] 重量物の運搬方法の違いによる体幹および下肢筋活動への影響 (2010)
  • Author(s): 鈴木伸弥, 神先秀人, 真壁寿, 高橋俊章, 南澤忠儀, 赤塚清矢, 永瀬外希子, 有賀一朗, 石川恵利奈, 菅亜紀奈, 小林佳雄, 佐々木和宏, 伊橋光二
  • Organizer: 第45回日本理学療法学術大会
  • Place of Presentation: 県民文化ホール未来会館(岐阜市)
  • Year and Date: 2010-05-28
• [Presentation] 運搬方法の運動力学的分析.下肢関節負荷の影響について? (2010)
  • Author(s): 佐々木和宏, 神先秀人, 真壁寿, 高橋俊章, 南澤忠儀, 赤塚清矢, 永瀬外希子, 有賀一朗, 石川恵利奈, 菅亜紀奈, 小林佳雄, 伊橋光二
  • Organizer: 第45回日本理学療法学術大会
  • Place of Presentation: 岐阜メモリアルセンター(岐阜市)
  • Year and Date: 2010-05-28