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The effects of surface gradient on the human spine
thesis
posted on 2018-08-01, 09:25 authored by Jonathan M. FarnsworthThe purpose of this thesis is to investigate the effect of surface gradient
and heeled footwear on standing posture. Daily activities are not always
performed on horizontal ground and understanding how posture alters in
different scenarios is vital in order to know how a specific task is going to
affect a person. Under normal conditions a person's standing posture is
muscularly efficient; deviation from a normal posture reduces the body's
efficiency and increases the rate of muscle fatigue often resulting in
discomfort and pain. [Continues.]
Funding
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
History
School
- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Publisher
© Jonathan M. FarnsworthPublisher statement
This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Publication date
2009Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy at Loughborough University.Language
- en