Abstract
Every day, osteoarthritis is affecting younger people of ages between 30 and 50; more than 242 million people suffer from some type of osteoarthritis in the world, including lumbar osteoarthritis. Lumbar osteoarthritis is a degenerative problem in the intervertebral discs, reducing their fluids and generating bone spurs (osteophytes), which leads the patient to suffer pain and a tendency to disability. People with lumbar osteoarthritis who wish to maintain an active athletic lifestyle, jogging frequently, are suffering severe back pain due to the wear that exists in the intervertebral discs. The problem is that the back receives frequent stress with each step, since the lumbar area must make a great effort to keep the body upright and the vertebrae in place, even so, there are usually micro movements that wear out the intervertebral discs and worsen the osteoarthritis. Being a preliminary project, this study seeks to provide a possible prevention and treatment, studying the disease by consulting with an orthopedist, then finding referents and finding the best way to support a person with lumbar osteoarthritis who wishes to maintain an active athletic lifestyle, as it affects more and more young people every day. The objective is to distribute the weight throughout the body in order to relief the impact that falls on the lumbar area, with the help of new technologies. Authors: Daniel Gomez, Santiago Gomez, Juan Amado & Erika Muñoz
Presenters
Daniel GomezStudent, Industrial Design, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Distrito Capital de Bogotá, Colombia
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Presentation Type
Theme
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
KEYWORDS
LUMBAR OSTEOARTHRITIS, WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION, ACTIVE ATHLETIC LIFESTYLE, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
