Engineering Mechanics

Proceedings Vol. 29 (2023)

ENGINEERING MECHANICS 2023

Copyright © 2023 Institute of Thermomechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague

 

Sant Z., Pieters M.
pages 223 - 226, full text

Human evolution took millions of years, within them our body was adapted according to global environmental changes. Over of years, we reached the upright position, and with it came problems. As specialists say, it was our desire to reach high, and thus today we have ache at the lower spine, and the ankle joints are overloaded. Except of that the modern life style, and the mechanization of the works, is sending us to a sedentary work by control of a production process by the computer. Thus, most of the day we seat, and similarly a part of the population that is affected by their medical problem, as arthritis, muscle weakness, and the fear of falling due to compromised stability. To improve their life by socializing, to be independent, and physically active, they are asking abou types of supports, and suitability for them. To help, and provide the answer we started the walk project, and identification of cons and pros of supports.

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