Successful Use of the Hybrid Assistive Limb for Care Support to Reduce Lumbar Load in a Simulated Patient Transfer
Study Design Prospective experimental study in humans. Purpose To determine whether the hybrid assistive limb (HAL) for Care Support can reduce lumbar load during a patient transfer. Overview of Literature The prevalence of work-related low back pain (LBP) among nurses is high. In particular, transf...
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| author | Kousei Miura Hideki Kadone Tetsuya Abe Masao Koda Toru Funayama Hiroshi Noguchi Hiroshi Kumagai Katsuya Nagashima Kentaro Mataki Yosuke Shibao Kosuke Sato Hiroaki Kawamoto Yoshiyuki Sankai Masashi Yamazaki |
| author_facet | Kousei Miura Hideki Kadone Tetsuya Abe Masao Koda Toru Funayama Hiroshi Noguchi Hiroshi Kumagai Katsuya Nagashima Kentaro Mataki Yosuke Shibao Kosuke Sato Hiroaki Kawamoto Yoshiyuki Sankai Masashi Yamazaki |
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| description | Study Design Prospective experimental study in humans. Purpose To determine whether the hybrid assistive limb (HAL) for Care Support can reduce lumbar load during a patient transfer. Overview of Literature The prevalence of work-related low back pain (LBP) among nurses is high. In particular, transferring patients poses a high risk for LBP due to the large lumbar load. Attempts to reduce the lumbar load are crucial to avoid the risk of LBP. Therefore, we investigated the effects of the HAL for Care Support. Methods Nineteen volunteers (16 men, three women) lifted a 60-kg doll from a seated position to a standing position. The first transfer was performed without the HAL for Care Support, and the second was performed with the HAL for Care Support assistive robot. We evaluated transfer performance, the visual analog scale (VAS) score for lumbar fatigue, and electromyogram analyses of the trunk and hip. Results Four participants (two men, two women) succeeded with the HAL for Care Support even though they were unable to perform the task without it. The mean lumbar fatigue VAS score for all participants without the HAL for Care Support was 62 mm, while that with it was 43 mm. With lumbar assistance from the HAL for Care Support, subjective lumbar fatigue during the transfer decreased significantly. A power analysis indicated adequate statistical power to detect a difference in the VAS score for lumbar fatigue (0.99). The activity of the left gluteus maximus alone increased significantly during transfers with the HAL for Care Support. No adverse events occurred during use of the HAL for Care Support for transfers. Conclusions The HAL for Care Support was able to reduce lumbar load in a simulated patient transfer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8b36e1232e364b5daa8d6d53e4e4eea12022-12-21T22:38:37ZengKorean Spine SocietyAsian Spine Journal1976-19021976-78462021-02-01151404510.31616/asj.2019.01111162Successful Use of the Hybrid Assistive Limb for Care Support to Reduce Lumbar Load in a Simulated Patient TransferKousei Miura0Hideki Kadone1Tetsuya Abe2Masao Koda3Toru Funayama4Hiroshi Noguchi5Hiroshi Kumagai6Katsuya Nagashima7Kentaro Mataki8Yosuke Shibao9Kosuke Sato10Hiroaki Kawamoto11Yoshiyuki Sankai12Masashi Yamazaki13 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan Center for Innovative Medicine and Engineering, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan Center for Cybernics Research, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan Center for Cybernics Research, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, JapanStudy Design Prospective experimental study in humans. Purpose To determine whether the hybrid assistive limb (HAL) for Care Support can reduce lumbar load during a patient transfer. Overview of Literature The prevalence of work-related low back pain (LBP) among nurses is high. In particular, transferring patients poses a high risk for LBP due to the large lumbar load. Attempts to reduce the lumbar load are crucial to avoid the risk of LBP. Therefore, we investigated the effects of the HAL for Care Support. Methods Nineteen volunteers (16 men, three women) lifted a 60-kg doll from a seated position to a standing position. The first transfer was performed without the HAL for Care Support, and the second was performed with the HAL for Care Support assistive robot. We evaluated transfer performance, the visual analog scale (VAS) score for lumbar fatigue, and electromyogram analyses of the trunk and hip. Results Four participants (two men, two women) succeeded with the HAL for Care Support even though they were unable to perform the task without it. The mean lumbar fatigue VAS score for all participants without the HAL for Care Support was 62 mm, while that with it was 43 mm. With lumbar assistance from the HAL for Care Support, subjective lumbar fatigue during the transfer decreased significantly. A power analysis indicated adequate statistical power to detect a difference in the VAS score for lumbar fatigue (0.99). The activity of the left gluteus maximus alone increased significantly during transfers with the HAL for Care Support. No adverse events occurred during use of the HAL for Care Support for transfers. Conclusions The HAL for Care Support was able to reduce lumbar load in a simulated patient transfer.http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-2019-0111.pdflow back painexoskeleton devicepatient transfernurses |
| spellingShingle | Kousei Miura Hideki Kadone Tetsuya Abe Masao Koda Toru Funayama Hiroshi Noguchi Hiroshi Kumagai Katsuya Nagashima Kentaro Mataki Yosuke Shibao Kosuke Sato Hiroaki Kawamoto Yoshiyuki Sankai Masashi Yamazaki Successful Use of the Hybrid Assistive Limb for Care Support to Reduce Lumbar Load in a Simulated Patient Transfer Asian Spine Journal low back pain exoskeleton device patient transfer nurses |
| title | Successful Use of the Hybrid Assistive Limb for Care Support to Reduce Lumbar Load in a Simulated Patient Transfer |
| title_full | Successful Use of the Hybrid Assistive Limb for Care Support to Reduce Lumbar Load in a Simulated Patient Transfer |
| title_fullStr | Successful Use of the Hybrid Assistive Limb for Care Support to Reduce Lumbar Load in a Simulated Patient Transfer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Successful Use of the Hybrid Assistive Limb for Care Support to Reduce Lumbar Load in a Simulated Patient Transfer |
| title_short | Successful Use of the Hybrid Assistive Limb for Care Support to Reduce Lumbar Load in a Simulated Patient Transfer |
| title_sort | successful use of the hybrid assistive limb for care support to reduce lumbar load in a simulated patient transfer |
| topic | low back pain exoskeleton device patient transfer nurses |
| url | http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-2019-0111.pdf |
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