The effect of prolonged standing on the body and the impact of footwear hardness

Anderson, JR; Nester, CJ; Williams, AE

Abstract

Prolonged standing is an occupational feature for around half of all workers. Risk of musculoskeletal disorders of the lower back, lower extremities and feet is increased in this population (Andersen et al., 2007). Softer flooring with greater elasticity and decreased energy absorption has been associated with decreases in subjective discomfort (Cham and Redfern, 2001). Footwear and insoles have also been shown to influence discomfort during prolonged standing (Orlando and King, 2002) and have the advantage of being individual and portable. However, the effect of prolonged standing and interventions on lower limb biomechanical parameters is not fully understood (Waters and Dick, 2016). Further, no research has investigated the effect of altering individual footwear parameters on the biomechanics of prolonged standing.

Citation

Anderson, J., Nester, C., & Williams, A. (2017). The effect of prolonged standing on the body and the impact of footwear hardness. Footwear Science, 9(sup1), S67-S68. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2017.1314342

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 28, 2017
• Online Publication Date: May 10, 2017
• Publication Date: May 10, 2017
• Deposit Date: Jun 22, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: May 10, 2018
• Journal: Footwear Science
• Print ISSN: 1942-4280
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Volume: 9
• Issue: sup1
• Pages: S67-S68
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2017.1314342
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2017.1314342
• Related Public URLs: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tfws20/9/sup1?nav=tocList
• Additional Information: Funders : Technology Strategy Board, UK;Toffeln Ltd; Projects : Knowledge Transfer Partnership; Grant Number: KTP0009994