Effects of heel cushioning elements in safety shoes on muscle–physiological parameters

Huebner, Agnes; Schenk, Philipp; Grassme, Roland; Anders, Christoph

doi:10.1016/j.ergon.2015.01.009

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“…Figure 1 depicts the results of the systematic search and selection process, including a summary of reasons for exclusion of full text articles, which are further detailed in Supplementary File S2 . The 50 articles to inform the review included 25 quasi-experimental studies [ 2 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 ], eight cross-sectional [ 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 ], four randomised control trials [ 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 ], three cohort studies [ 59 , 60 , 61 ], three narrative reviews [ 62 , 63 , 64 ], three systematic reviews [ 13 , 65 , 66 ], three conference abstracts [ 67 , 68 , 69 ], and one case–control study [ 70 ].…”

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The Impact of Footwear on Occupational Task Performance and Musculoskeletal Injury Risk: A Scoping Review to Inform Tactical Footwear

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Maupin

Palmer

et al. 2022

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The aim of this scoping review was to investigate the impact of footwear on worker physical task performance and injury risk. The review was guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews protocol and registered in the Open Science Framework. Key search terms were entered into five academic databases. Following a dedicated screening process and critical appraisal, data from the final articles informing this review were extracted, tabulated, and synthesised. Of 19,614 identified articles, 50 articles informed this review. Representing 16 countries, the most common populations investigated were military and firefighter populations, but a wide range of general occupations (e.g., shipping, mining, hairdressing, and healthcare workers) were represented. Footwear types included work safety boots/shoes (e.g., industrial, gumboots, steel capped, etc.,), military and firefighter boots, sports shoes (trainers, tennis, basketball, etc.,) and various other types (e.g., sandals, etc.). Occupational footwear was found to impact gait and angular velocities, joint ranges of motion, posture and balance, physiological measures (like aerobic capacity, heart rates, temperatures, etc.), muscle activity, and selected occupational tasks. Occupational footwear associated with injuries included boots, conventional running shoes, shoes with inserts, harder/stiffer outsoles or thin soles, and shoes with low comfort scores—although the findings were mixed. Occupational footwear was also linked to potentially causing injuries directly (e.g., musculoskeletal injuries) as well as leading to mechanisms associated with causing injuries (like tripping and slipping).

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The Impact of Footwear on Occupational Task Performance and Musculoskeletal Injury Risk: A Scoping Review to Inform Tactical Footwear

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“…The use of safety footwear is necessary for the production area of any industrial plant, so in addition to safety, comfort during its use is a fundamental factor that must be considered. Huebner et al [ 88 ] analyzes the effect of adding interchangeable cushioned heels to the safety shoes. By evaluating EMG signals of twelve muscles of the leg and trunk of various subjects, they conclude that the use of cushioned heels optimizes the energy effort required during movement.…”

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EMG Characterization and Processing in Production Engineering

Olmo

Domingo

2020

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Electromyography (EMG) signals are biomedical signals that measure electrical currents generated during muscle contraction. These signals are strongly influenced by physiological and anatomical characteristics of the muscles and represent the neuromuscular activities of the human body. The evolution of EMG analysis and acquisition techniques makes this technology more reliable for production engineering applications, overcoming some of its inherent issues. Taking as an example, the fatigue monitoring of workers as well as enriched human–machine interaction (HMI) systems used in collaborative tasks are now possible with this technology. The main objective of this research is to evaluate the current implementation of EMG technology within production engineering, its weaknesses, opportunities, and synergies with other technologies, with the aim of developing more natural and efficient HMI systems that could improve the safety and productivity within production environments.

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“…It showed the conflicting results with the current study which organized it from the most frequently worn to the least frequently worn (e.g., loafers, rubber shoes/boots, and slippers in order). Both loafers and rubber shoes are the solid type which had indistinguishable thin soles between insole, midsole, and outer sole, and farmers of more than half out of all participants wore footwear without insoles which can be helpful to reduce fatigue [ 35 ]. Dunne et al [ 36 ] pointed out that elderly people had a scant knowledge of the importance to have secure footwear, and Huebner et al [ 35 ] showed that heel cushioning reduces muscle effort and delays muscle fatigue.…”

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“…Both loafers and rubber shoes are the solid type which had indistinguishable thin soles between insole, midsole, and outer sole, and farmers of more than half out of all participants wore footwear without insoles which can be helpful to reduce fatigue [ 35 ]. Dunne et al [ 36 ] pointed out that elderly people had a scant knowledge of the importance to have secure footwear, and Huebner et al [ 35 ] showed that heel cushioning reduces muscle effort and delays muscle fatigue. Robbins et al [ 37 ] and Goonetilleke [ 38 ] also pointed out that stability limits could be changed depending on the type and properties of footwear such as firmness and thickness of soles (i.e., they can have an influence on the stability of the pose).…”

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Impacts of gender, weather, and workplace differences in farm worker’s gear

Kwon

Park

Kim

et al. 2015

J Physiol Anthropol

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BackgroundThe farmers cannot help working in outdoor conditions which have high humidity and solar radiation during the harvest period. Wearable items including clothing are the nearest environment of human body, and to understand the current state of them can be a way to set up an active prevention strategy against the health risk from heat stress in summertime agriculture. The aim of this study was to investigate the work wear and accessories which the elderly farmers used during agricultural working.MethodsOne hundred twenty farmers (49 males and 71 females) working in nine separate sites on different days took part in this study. The average age of subjects was 61 years old. We examined the types of working posture, clothing, and items that the farmers used and/or wore. We also interviewed the farmers to know why they used such items while working.ResultsThe results of this study were as follows: (1) Farmers worked in the thermal environment which was over wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) reference value, and the farmers could suffer heat stress due to workload induced from wearing conventional long-sleeved shirts and long trousers which were 0.66 clo in average under this summertime working thermal condition. (2) The farmers tended to change the layer of upper clothing for adapting to weather condition. (3) The types of footwear used seemed to be related with facilities as well as weather, and farmers tended to wear lighter footwear when the weather is hotter or when they work in PVC greenhouse. The majority of elderly farmers wore loafers and rubber shoes which had indistinguishable thin soles. (4) The types of hats showed the difference between facilities as well as gender and only 31.7 % of all participants used long brims. (5) Korean elderly farmers did not use any active cooling item as agricultural auxiliary tools in summer harvesting time.ConclusionsKorean elderly farmers worked in poor surroundings which could threaten their health and safety and seemed not to adjust their workload and clothing during summer harvest season. Thus, it would be necessary to monitor individual responses in order to ensure that the risk of heat stress is prevented.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s40101-015-0074-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Effects of heel cushioning elements in safety shoes on muscle–physiological parameters

Cited by 8 publications

References 27 publications

The Impact of Footwear on Occupational Task Performance and Musculoskeletal Injury Risk: A Scoping Review to Inform Tactical Footwear

The Impact of Footwear on Occupational Task Performance and Musculoskeletal Injury Risk: A Scoping Review to Inform Tactical Footwear

EMG Characterization and Processing in Production Engineering

Impacts of gender, weather, and workplace differences in farm worker’s gear

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