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Excited to share our new #biomechanics publication on the effect of low-profile elastic #exosuits on back muscle fatigue. #exoskeleton #exosuit

nature.com/articles/s4159…

Challenging experiment, but we learned a lot in the process. Here are the top 4 lessons I took away....

1/ Back-assist exosuit offloads lower back by redirecting some
First, huge kudos to lead author @lamers_erik who completed his PhD last month!

During his time @CREATEatVandy he completed a series of studies on quasi-passive wearable assistive devices spanning from foot prostheses to back-assist exosuits

Super proud of the work he did!

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Next some background: When I talk to scientists they often want to know how much exosuits reduce muscle activity, or joint torque, or metabolic rate, or about the optimal assistance levels, specific design features, etc.

And I love this technical aspect of research, but...

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