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Influence of foot excitation and shin posture on the vibration behavior of the entire spine inside a seated human body

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  • RuiChun Dong
  • ShengJie Tang
  • Xiang Cheng
  • ZongLiang Wang
  • PeiBiao Zhang
  • Zheng Wei

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Due to ethical issues and simplification of traditional biomechanical models, experimental methods and traditional computer methods were difficult to quantify the effects of foot excitation and shin posture on vibration behavior of the entire spine inside a seated human body under vertical whole-body vibration. This study developed and verified different three-dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) models of seated human body with detailed anatomical structure under the biomechanical characteristics to predict vibration behavior of the entire spine inside a seated human body with different foot excitation (with and without vibration) and shin posture (vertical and tilt posture). Random response analysis was performed to study the transmissibility of the entire spine to seat under vertical white noise excitation between 0 and 20 Hz at 0.5 m/s2 r.m.s. The results showed that although the foot excitation could reduce the fore-aft transmissibility in the cervical spine (23% reduction), it could significantly increase that in the lumbar spine (52% increase), which resulted in complex alternating stresses at lumbar spine and made the lumbar spine more vulnerable to injury in long-term vibration environment. Moreover, the shin tilt posture made the maximum fore-aft transmissibility in the lumbar spine move to the upper lumbar spine. The study provided new insights into the influence of foot excitation and shin posture on the vibration behavior of the entire spine inside a seated human body. Foot excitation exposed the lumbar spine to complex alternating stresses and made it more vulnerable to injury in long-term whole body vibration.

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  • RuiChun Dong & ShengJie Tang & Xiang Cheng & ZongLiang Wang & PeiBiao Zhang & Zheng Wei, 2024. "Influence of foot excitation and shin posture on the vibration behavior of the entire spine inside a seated human body," Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(12), pages 1664-1679, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:gcmbxx:v:27:y:2024:i:12:p:1664-1679
    DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2023.2252956
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