Now researchers in Adelaide have tested that theory using cadaveric spines and a bending robot and found that only half of the injuries are caused that way.
The researchers used a ‘hexapod robot’ that mimics human movement by bending and twisting spines, simulating a year’s worth of ‘lifting’ a 20kg box, to reproduce a slipped disc injury.
Dhara was the South Australian winner of Fresh Science, a national competition run by Science in Public, which helps early-career researchers find and share their stories of discovery.
Fresh Science in Adelaide was supported by the South Australian Museum, the University of South Australia, Flinders University and the University of Adelaide.
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