Assessment of Changes in the Pressure Distribution While Sitting in an Instrumented Cushion During an Undergraduate Class

Freddy L. Bueno-Palomeque; Carlos A. Tamay-Crespo; Richard M. Ramos-Tituana

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-30648-9_107

Assessment of Changes in the Pressure Distribution While Sitting in an Instrumented Cushion During an Undergraduate Class

Freddy L. Bueno-Palomeque, Carlos A. Tamay-Crespo, Richard M. Ramos-Tituana

Research Group in Biomedical Engineering (GIIB)

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Abstract

Acquiring a sedentary posture to develop diary activities is considered like an usual activity in the professional or the educational field. However, a lot of people do not know that this posture causes a high pressure between the seat and the person, which is associated with problems and pain in the low back. This work presents the analysis of the pressure variation between the chair and the user during an hour of undergraduate class; with the goal to provide quantitative information to strengthen the importance of active pauses during a class. To measure, monitor, and save the pressure levels generated, we developed an electronic system using five force sensors. The tests were carried out in the Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (Cuenca-Ecuador) with 10 undergraduate volunteers during 50 ± 6 min. The registered pressure levels were visualized through a graphic user interface in Matlab. The higher pressures were registered on the ischial tuberosities with an average pressure of 16.31 kPa without a backrest and 8.89 kPa with a backrest. In addition, it was developed a finite elements simulation to estimate the contact pressure levels generated between the ischial tuberosity and the muscle tissue, with a maximum pressure calculated of 1.27 MPa, distributed over a 4.49 cm $$^{2}$$ area. The objective of this study is to measure the pressures generated between the chair and the buttocks and to quantitatively characterize the sedentary posture of undergraduate students.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	8th Latin American Conference on Biomedical Engineering and 42nd National Conference on Biomedical Engineering - Proceedings of CLAIB-CNIB 2019
Editors	César A. González Díaz, Christian Chapa González, Eric Laciar Leber, Hugo A. Vélez, Norma P. Puente, Dora-Luz Flores, Adriano O. Andrade, Héctor A. Galván, Fabiola Martínez, Renato García, Citlalli J. Trujillo, Aldo R. Mejía
Publisher	Springer
Pages	812-821
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9783030306472
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30648-9_107
State	Published - 1 Jan 2020
Event	8th Latin American Conference on Biomedical Engineering and the 42nd National Conference on Biomedical Engineering, CLAIB-CNIB 2019 - Cancún, Mexico Duration: 2 Oct 2019 → 5 Oct 2019

Publication series

Name	IFMBE Proceedings
Volume	75
ISSN (Print)	1680-0737
ISSN (Electronic)	1433-9277

Conference

Conference	8th Latin American Conference on Biomedical Engineering and the 42nd National Conference on Biomedical Engineering, CLAIB-CNIB 2019
Country/Territory	Mexico
City	Cancún
Period	2/10/19 → 5/10/19

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Keywords

Force sensors
Ischial tuberosity
Pressure distribution
Sedentary posture

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Bueno-Palomeque, F. L., Tamay-Crespo, C. A., & Ramos-Tituana, R. M. (2020). Assessment of Changes in the Pressure Distribution While Sitting in an Instrumented Cushion During an Undergraduate Class. In C. A. González Díaz, C. Chapa González, E. Laciar Leber, H. A. Vélez, N. P. Puente, D.-L. Flores, A. O. Andrade, H. A. Galván, F. Martínez, R. García, C. J. Trujillo, & A. R. Mejía (Eds.), 8th Latin American Conference on Biomedical Engineering and 42nd National Conference on Biomedical Engineering - Proceedings of CLAIB-CNIB 2019 (pp. 812-821). (IFMBE Proceedings; Vol. 75). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30648-9_107

Bueno-Palomeque, Freddy L. ; Tamay-Crespo, Carlos A. ; Ramos-Tituana, Richard M. / Assessment of Changes in the Pressure Distribution While Sitting in an Instrumented Cushion During an Undergraduate Class. 8th Latin American Conference on Biomedical Engineering and 42nd National Conference on Biomedical Engineering - Proceedings of CLAIB-CNIB 2019. editor / César A. González Díaz ; Christian Chapa González ; Eric Laciar Leber ; Hugo A. Vélez ; Norma P. Puente ; Dora-Luz Flores ; Adriano O. Andrade ; Héctor A. Galván ; Fabiola Martínez ; Renato García ; Citlalli J. Trujillo ; Aldo R. Mejía. Springer, 2020. pp. 812-821 (IFMBE Proceedings).

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Bueno-Palomeque, FL, Tamay-Crespo, CA & Ramos-Tituana, RM 2020, Assessment of Changes in the Pressure Distribution While Sitting in an Instrumented Cushion During an Undergraduate Class. in CA González Díaz, C Chapa González, E Laciar Leber, HA Vélez, NP Puente, D-L Flores, AO Andrade, HA Galván, F Martínez, R García, CJ Trujillo & AR Mejía (eds), 8th Latin American Conference on Biomedical Engineering and 42nd National Conference on Biomedical Engineering - Proceedings of CLAIB-CNIB 2019. IFMBE Proceedings, vol. 75, Springer, pp. 812-821, 8th Latin American Conference on Biomedical Engineering and the 42nd National Conference on Biomedical Engineering, CLAIB-CNIB 2019, Cancún, Mexico, 2/10/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30648-9_107

Assessment of Changes in the Pressure Distribution While Sitting in an Instrumented Cushion During an Undergraduate Class. / Bueno-Palomeque, Freddy L.; Tamay-Crespo, Carlos A.; Ramos-Tituana, Richard M.
8th Latin American Conference on Biomedical Engineering and 42nd National Conference on Biomedical Engineering - Proceedings of CLAIB-CNIB 2019. ed. / César A. González Díaz; Christian Chapa González; Eric Laciar Leber; Hugo A. Vélez; Norma P. Puente; Dora-Luz Flores; Adriano O. Andrade; Héctor A. Galván; Fabiola Martínez; Renato García; Citlalli J. Trujillo; Aldo R. Mejía. Springer, 2020. p. 812-821 (IFMBE Proceedings; Vol. 75).

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Bueno-Palomeque FL, Tamay-Crespo CA, Ramos-Tituana RM. Assessment of Changes in the Pressure Distribution While Sitting in an Instrumented Cushion During an Undergraduate Class. In González Díaz CA, Chapa González C, Laciar Leber E, Vélez HA, Puente NP, Flores DL, Andrade AO, Galván HA, Martínez F, García R, Trujillo CJ, Mejía AR, editors, 8th Latin American Conference on Biomedical Engineering and 42nd National Conference on Biomedical Engineering - Proceedings of CLAIB-CNIB 2019. Springer. 2020. p. 812-821. (IFMBE Proceedings). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-30648-9_107

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