Saskia Baltrusch

Chapter 1 General Introduction	7
Chapter 2 Perspectives of end-users on the potential use of trunk exoskeletons for people with low-back pain: a focus group study	21
Chapter 3 The effect of a passive trunk exoskeleton on functional performance in healthy individuals	47
Chapter 4 The effect of a passive trunk exoskeleton on metabolic costs during lifting and walking	85
Chapter 5 Passive Back Support Exoskeleton Improves Range of Motion Using Flexible Beams	115
Chapter 6 Testing an Exoskeleton That Helps Workers With Lower-Back Pain: Less Discomfort With the Passive SPEXOR Trunk Device	153
Chapter 7 SPEXOR passive spinal exoskeleton decreases metabolic cost during symmetric repetitive lifting	177
Chapter 8 Passive trunk exoskeleton acceptability and effects on self-efficacy in employees with low-back pain: a mixed method approach	203
General Discussion	233
About the Author	250
Acknowledgements	258

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