The use of antigravity suits in the treatment of idiopathic orthostatic hypotension

Idiopathic orthostatic hypotension is an uncommon disease characterized by a drop in blood pressure when going from a recumbent to a standing position. Treatment by medication generally produces poor results. Three patients at the Royal Hospital in Oslo were treated with antigravity suits and all were able to maintain adequate blood pressures in the standing position. One patient improved dramatically and was able to take short walks while wearing the suit. The two other patients, however, felt that wearing the suits eventually became uncomfortable. This treatment represents a useful treatment alternative for intractable cases

Standing Position Esophagotomy in Cattle and Buffaloes

The present study was carried out on 16 animals (12 cattle and 4 buffaloes) suffering from complete cervical esophageal obstruction. The animals were presented to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Assiut University, Egypt. Diagnosis of the cases was achieved through clinical signs, external palpation of the foreign body and survey radiography. Standing position esophagotomy was performed for treatment of the cases. Follow up revealed recovery of all cases without any postoperative complications

Effects of Hydrostatic Weight on Heart Rate During Water Immersion

The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of hydrostatic weight on the changes in heart rate (HR) observed during water immersion (WI). Ten men underwent the following situations: HRR---recumbent position, outside the water; HRS---standing position, outside the water; HRU---standing position, immersed up to the umbilical scar region; HRUW---standing position, immersed up to the umbilical scar region with the addition of weight to equal force weight reached in the situation standing outside the water, and HREND---standing position outside the water again. The HR was measured at the final 15 seconds of each experimental situation. ANOVA for repeated measures with posthoc Tukey tests were used. No statistically significant differences were found between HRU (60.6 ± 7.7 bpm) and HRUW (64.9 ± 7.7 bpm); however, in the comparison of these two situations with situation HRS (75.7 ± 7.7 bpm), situation HRU presented a significant difference, while situation HRUW did not produce a significant bradycardia. The decrease in hydrostatic weight, during WI, does not influence the behavior of HR

Power output, cadence, and torque are similar between the forward standing and traditional sprint cycling positions

Purpose: Compare power output, cadence, and torque in the seated, standing, and forward standing cycling sprint positions. Methods: On three separated occasions (ie, one for each position), 11 recreational male road cyclists performed a 14 seconds sprint before and directly after a high-intensity lead-up. Power output, cadence, and torque were measured during each sprint. Results: No significant differences in peak and mean power output were observed between the forward standing (1125.5 ± 48.5 W and 896.0 ± 32.7 W, respectively) and either the seated or standing positions (1042.5 ± 46.8 W and 856.5 ± 29.4 W; 1175.4 ± 44.9 W and 927.5 ± 28.9 W, respectively). Power output was higher in the standing, compared with the seated position. No difference was observed in cadence between positions. At the start of the sprint before the lead-up, peak torque was higher in the standing position vs the forward standing position; and peak torque occurred later in the pedal revolution for both the forward standing and standing positions when compared with the seated position. At the start of the sprint after the lead-up, peak torque occurred later in the forward standing position when compared with both the seated and standing position. At the end of the sprint, no difference in torque was found between the forward standing and standing position either before or after the lead-up. Conclusion: Sprinting in the forward standing sprint position does not impair power output, cadence, and torque when compared with the seated and standing sprint positions

Patern of Worker Fatigue for Standing Position of Shopkeeper

Work fatigue is a health and safety problemthat can be a trigger factor for accidents atwork. The purpose of this study was to analyzethe standing work position with work fatigueon the sales clerk (shop assistant) in the TradeShop, Sidoarjo. This type of research usesanalytic observational research, with a samplesize of 21 employees, with the technique oftaking through questionnaires and interviewsfor each employee in September, 2020. Thelevel of fatigue is analyzed using a percentage,with categories: 1 - ≤ 25 (Not Tired) , > 25 - ≤50 (Less Tired),> 50 - ≤ 75 (Tired), and> 75 - ≤ 100 (Very Tired). The results showed thatthe level of fatigue felt by a sales assistant(shop assistant) with a standing work positionwas in the "Less Tired" category as many as 15employees with a percentage of 71%, "A littletired" as many as 6 employees with apercentage of 29%, while for the category"Tired. and Very Tired "not felt by allemployees, so the percentage is 0%.Suggestion, for standing position salesassistant, who is still experiencing a bit offatigue need a brief relaxation, by sitting for awhile or leaning back for a whil

Functional Role of the Somatosensory Information to Perceive the Standing Position in the Anteroposterior Direction

The perceptibility of standing positions in the anteroposterior direction varies according to the standing position. Standing positions with the center of foot pressure (COP) located far from the COP in the quiet standing position show lower stability, and the perceptibility was markedly higher in comparison to positions with the COP near the COP in the quiet standing position. This chapter focuses on the role of somatosensory information in the perception of standing positions in the anteroposterior direction based on our previous study, which concluded that a large change in sensory information generated from the sole of the heel and knee may provide important cues regarding the perception of standing positions with low stability. Large changes in the somatosensory information generated from pressure changes on the sole and from the upward movement of the patella leaning forward or backward while standing may contribute to the position information

THE INFLUENCE OF COMBINING SITTING AND STANDING POSITION IN PLASTIC GLASS PACKAGING

Basically, to stand is more tiring than to sit. Standing position such as in plastic glass packaging is considered to be physically tiring activity because it is monotonous and done repeatedly for 7 hours a day, thus may result in leg muscle strain, pain, fatigue, and health problem. In this study, combining sitting and standing position were conducted to find out operators’ fatigue level and packaging speed in plastic glass packaging process. The experiment of combining the sitting and standing position was given to 10 packaging operators who had been working in the industry of plastic glass packaging. They were between 21 – 46 year-old with more than 1 year working experience. The test was done by distributing the questionnaires containing 17 questions known as Instrument of Fatigue Measurement (IFM) to respondents to find out whether they are tired from working and to measure their packaging speed by using stopwatch for each standing position while working. This experiment was divided into Model X and Y. Model X is work position model with achievement of 40 boxes in each variation, while model Y achieved 80 boxes in each variation. From Anova test analysis, the result showed that there was significant influence between variations of Model X towards the operators’ fatigue level. Model Y variation also showed significant different influence on the operators. The result of t test analysis on packaging speed showed that there was difference between Model X-3 and X-4 while Model Y-3 and Y-4 to packaging speed of each operator. From the results, it can be concluded that combining sitting and standing position to the operator and determining output amount influence operators’ fatigue level and packaging speed. The best result of the 2 position combinations given is the X model, good for time of packaging speed and more stable fatigue rates