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    Area of Science:

    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Occupational Health
    • Wearable Technology

    Background:

    • Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent musculoskeletal disorder, with manual material lifting identified as a primary cause.
    • Existing methods for monitoring load vertical location (LVL), a critical LBP risk factor, lack user-friendliness and accuracy for practical use.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and validate a user-friendly wearable system for accurate, real-time measurement of load vertical location (LVL).
    • To address the limitations of current technologies in monitoring a key risk factor for low back pain (LBP).

    Main Methods:

    • A wearable system comprising smart insoles with pressure sensors and IMUs, and a smart wristband with an IMU and barometer.
    • Implementation of a novel Known Vertical Location Update (KVLU) method for continuous barometer calibration to mitigate drift errors.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed system achieved a Mean Absolute Error (MAE) of 5.84 cm for LVL measurement.
    • The KVLU method demonstrated superior performance compared to state-of-the-art techniques in calibrating barometer data.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed wearable system offers a practical and accurate solution for monitoring LVL during manual lifting tasks.
    • This technology has the potential to reduce the incidence of low back pain (LBP) by enabling better risk assessment and intervention.