Heel contact dynamics in alternative footwear during slip events

Chander, Harish; Garner, James W.; Wade, Chip

doi:10.1016/j.ergon.2015.05.009

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“…However, they appeared less associated with the slip outcome. This may suggest that these automatic postural responses are associated more with less hazardous slips, that is often not perceived by the individual and do not require large gait modifications (Chander et al, 2015b;Redfern et al, 2001). Similar to our fall status model, we saw positive associations of hip extension time to peak with hazardous slips, as well as knee extension time to peak associations.…”

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“…However, we did not observe any significant changes in gait kinetics across normal gait trials, to suggest any gait alterations. Further, the methods employed have been used previously by our lab (Chander et al, 2015a(Chander et al, , 2015b, and others Chambers & Cham, 2007;Merrill, Chambers, & Cham, 2017;O'Connell et al, 2016). While there are various strategies for slip recovery, our findings suggest that the primary recovery mechanism at the slipping hip may play a vital role in preventing the fall.…”

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“…A 3:1 mixture of vegetable-based glycerol and water was used as the slippery contaminant. This ratio of glycerol and water has been used previously by our lab (Chander et al, 2015a(Chander et al, , 2015b, as well as others Chambers & Cham, 2007). During slip trials, glycerol was applied and evenly distributed on the Bertec force plate, which is the force plate all participants struck with their left leg, regardless of limb dominance.…”

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“…Researchers have commonly classified slips across a range of slip severities based on the magnitude of heel slip distance, as well as heel slip velocity Chander et al, 2015b;Redfern et al, 2001). A common set of cutoff values was provided by Strandberg and colleagues (1981) and classified slips into mini slips, where participants did not detect the slipping motion, midi-slips, where the slip resulted in a recovery without major gait disturbances, and maxi-slips, in which there was a recovery but with large corrective responses (Strandberg & Lanshammar, 1981).…”

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Differences in Falls and Recovery from a Slip Based on an Individual’s Lower Extremity Corrective Response

Wilson

Donahue

Williams

et al. 2019

IJKSS

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Background: Slips and falls account for high rates of injury and mortality in multiple populations. The corrective responses during the slip perturbation have been well documented. However, when a fall results from a slip, it is unclear which of these responses were inadequate. Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine differences in lower extremity corrective responses of the slip recovery response between individuals who fall and those who recover. Methodology: Sixty-four participants completed this study (32 males & 32 females). Participant’s gait kinematics and kinetics were collected during normal gait (NG) and an unexpected slip (US). A prediction equation for slip outcome and slip severity were created using a binary logistic regression model. Results: Our findings show an increased time to peak hip extension (OR = 1.006, CI: 1.000-1.011) and ankle dorsiflexion (OR = 1.005, CI: 1.001-1.009) moments increased the odds of falling, while the average ankle moment was negatively associated with falling (OR = 0.001, CI: 0.001-0.005). Conclusions: Rapid lower extremity corrective responses appear critical in arresting the slip and preventing a fall. While there are various strategies for slip recovery, our findings suggest that the primary recovery mechanism at the slipping hip may play a vital role in preventing the fall.

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“…Study 10 on slips, trips and falls (STF) in merchant seafaring was followed by several authors confirming that STF related injuries especially in the engine rooms need to be taken in attention for better prevention [28,29]. Study 11 on the fishermen's test of new boots with anti-slipping soles was commented by lucas et al [30] who mention the resistance to introduce new type of footwear and that good footwear can hinder falls overboard and save life's [30][31][32].…”

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Follow-up of citations of maritime epidemiological injury studies

Jensen

Flores²,

Baygi

et al. 2020

International Maritime Health

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Background: The article is based on a review and follow-up of the citations of 13 epidemiological studies that aimed to improve maritime health and safety. While it's well-recognised that epidemiology is needed in occupational health and safety, the main research question: "How can epidemiology help workers to return healthy from the sea" was unanswered. Materials and methods: The 13 articles were selected as a representative sample of different epidemiological design studies intended to contribute to improving safety management in fishing, merchant shipping and offshore industry. The PubMed, Research Gate, Cochrane-Library and Google Scholar were searched for authors that had cited our articles by using full bibliographic information and the results analysed. Results: In all, 213 citation records were identified. After duplicates and records with insufficient information were removed, 123 full-text articles were eligible for evaluation with answers to the research questions: how did other authors use the studies, how has the injury epidemiology been developed, which recommendations are given for new policies and new studies and how can epidemiology help workers return safe and healthy from the sea? Conclusions: The answer to the main research question is yes, epidemiological studies are not only useful but a necessary component by providing the needed evidence for successful prevention programmes.

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