Design and Product Development

3D Muscle Support Prototype Design That Reduces Load on Upper Extremities and Supports Muscular Strength During Repetitive Arm Movements

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Abstract

There are many types of industries in which workers carry out tasks that require repetitive arm movements. In particular, fruit farmers perform tasks that involve recurrent raising and lowering of the arms for more than six hours a day on average, which has resulted in approximately 80.5% of the workers in the fruit farming industry developing work-related musculoskeletal disorders in the upper extremities (Kong et al., 2018). To prevent musculoskeletal disorders in any part of the body, it is important to provide support to muscles such as the iliopsoas, obliques, and multifidus, which help maintain a proper posture and serve as sources of strength. Therefore, in this study, we designed prototypes equipped with 3D support that can assist the core muscles and reduce the load on upper extremities of workers who repeatedly use their arms and fail to keep a proper posture during long hours of work.

Keywords: Musculoskeletal disorders, Prototype design, Stability, Moveability, 3D muscle support

How to Cite:

Park, S. & Lee, Y., (2022) “3D Muscle Support Prototype Design That Reduces Load on Upper Extremities and Supports Muscular Strength During Repetitive Arm Movements”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 78(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.13711