Gait characteristics in women's safety shoes

被引：9

作者：

Goto, Kanako ^{[1
]}

Abe, Kaoru ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Niigata Univ Hlth & Welf, Grad Sch Hlth & Welf, Kita Ku, 1398 Shimami Cho, Niigata, Niigata 9503198, Japan

来源：

APPLIED ERGONOMICS | 2017年 / 65卷

关键词：

Gait; Personal protective equipment; Electromyography; TREADMILL WALKING; MUSCLE-ACTIVITY; FOOTWEAR; HARDNESS; WORKERS; BOOTS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.apergo.2017.06.012

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

Although workers in Japan are required to wear safety footwear, there is concern about occupational accidents that occur when wearing safety shoes. This study aimed to analyze the effect of wearing hardsoled safety shoes on both spatiotemporal gait characteristics and the muscle activity in the lower extremities. Seventeen young women participated in this study. A 5-m gait trial and a surface electromyography trial were conducted while the women walked in either safety shoes or sports shoes. Paired t-tests were performed to analyze the differences in gait characteristics when walking in the two different pairs of shoes. Walking in safety shoes was associated with a significant increase in vastus lateralis, biceps femoris and tibialis anterior activity. This increased muscle activity in the lower extremities is likely compensating for the lower flexibility of the safety shoes. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：163 / 167

页数：5

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