ergonomics
Conditions
Interventions
Spine Buddy pad placed underneath a military backpack.
Sponsors
Texas Chiropractic College
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: between the ages of 18-50 years old, answering no to all exercise contraindication sections on a Physical Activity Readiness-Questionnaire (PAR-Q), they did not engage in strenuous exercise the day of the study, and they provided their informed written consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: diagnosis of any lumbar, sacral, hip, or lower limb pathology that would prevent them from jogging, severe neurological conditions which would impact gait, history of alcohol abuse, any health condition that would impair their ability to jog up to 5 mph, visual impairment that would render jogging on a treadmill dangerous for them, hypertonia, use of a cane or similar assistive device, taking medications that alter motor function, botulinum injection in their lower limb muscles within the past six months, presence of severe pain in their lower limbs that they would rate greater than a 3 on a 0 to 10 Numeric Rating Scale, vertigo or history of falls within the past 60 days, or any prior bone or muscle-related surgeries.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measure step length, stride length, approximate entropy, active range of motion changes, static balance, and other gait-related variables. | — |
Countries
North America
Contacts
Public ContactJohn Ward
Texas Chiropractic College Research
Outcome results
None listed