The effect of shoe massage on muscle discomfort during prolonged standing

Aidy, Mohd Karl Khushairi (2017) The effect of shoe massage on muscle discomfort during prolonged standing. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Background: Prolonged standing has been recognized in industrial workforce as a contributing factor to a decrease in workers' performance. This decrease may be a consequence of occupational injuries, a decrease in productivity, and an increase in treatment and medical costs . Thus, it is crucial to come up with strategies to prevent musculoskeletal problems associated to prolonged standing in the workplace. Many previous study had suggest the benefit of applying vibrational massage into design will help reduce muscle activity and discomfort. Therefore this study interested to examine the effectiveness of low frequency vibration which had been found to have positive effect on reducing muscle discomfort and increase overall comfort level of respondents. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of shoe massage in order of reducing discomfort experienced by healthy participants due to prolonged standing in upright position. Methodology: Generally, respondents are fitted with and without shoe massage intervention ( experimental & control group) .The effectiveness of the shoe massage intervention will be assessed through experimental work by testing respondents to stand for 2 hours with and without shoemassage intervention. A Borg's scale CR-IO questionnaire will be given to be answered by respondents at every 15 minutes interval during the 2 hours period of standing from the beginning until the end to assess the discomfort level experienced by the respondents. Result and discussion: The results for the control group showed that feet part experienced the greatest discomfort after 120 minutes of prolonged standing followed by calves and knees. While in the experimental group the most significant improvement can be seen at feet (52.9%), calves (50.5%) and knee (46.8%) when compared to the control group. There were statistically significant differences found in Borg's scale rating for this three body parts (p<0.001) between control and experimental group. Conclusion: The results of this study suggested that with the application vibratory shoe massage during 120 minutes of prolonged standing can improve the comfort level particularly on feet calves and knees. Vibratory shoe massage may therefore has potential in reducing the occurrence of leg pain among workers during prolonged standing task.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Ms Norafizah Radzuan
Date Deposited:	11 Sep 2024 08:16
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2024 08:16
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2053

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