posted on 2018-08-01, 09:25authored byJonathan M. Farnsworth
The 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).
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Publication date
2009
Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy at Loughborough University.