Selected Dynamic Anthropometrics and Body Characteristics for Posture Corrector Fit

Communications in Development and Assembling of Textile Products 2020
Inga Dāboliņa, Jelizaveta Fomina, Eva Lapkovska, Liene Siliņa

Correct body posture is a balanced musculoskeletal body position; however, today many people face severe posture defects, and their body posture may be far from a normal, causing progressive musculoskeletal deformities and pain, as well as affecting the functionality and appearance of the body. Human daily habits, lack of physical activities and overall a sedentary lifestyle cause such phenomena. The research focuses on studies of human body measurements and body characteristics while wearing posture-corrective equipment for the assessment of the effectiveness of different posture correctors (abbreviated as PoC). Four test-persons were selected and scanned using 3D anthropometrical scanner in relaxed stand position wearing five different posture correctors for a prolonged period of time in order to determine the effectiveness and functionality of each PoC. Four distance (linear) human body measurements were gained to quantify postural changes - scapula position depth, upper torso position, shoulder projection height and hip-waist depth. General feedbacks on each subject impression of wearing PoCs were also received. Correction of posture could serve as a preventive or treatment for spine-related problems; though, commercially available correctors could negatively affect wearer’s health due to non-conformity of the design and/or used material. Therefore, PoC selection and wearing procedures should be solved with more personalized and customized approaches.

Atslēgas vārdi
ergonomics, anthropometrics, posture, posture corrector, compression garment, human body 3D scanning
DOI
10.25367/cdatp.2020.1.p96-103
Hipersaite
https://journals.qucosa.de/cdatp/article/view/22

Dāboliņa, I., Fomina, J., Lapkovska, E., Siliņa, L. Selected Dynamic Anthropometrics and Body Characteristics for Posture Corrector Fit. Communications in Development and Assembling of Textile Products, 2020, Vol. 1, No. 2, 96.-103. lpp. ISSN 2701-939X.

Publikācijas valoda
English (en)