{"id":24681,"date":"2026-01-23T16:19:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T16:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=855433"},"modified":"2026-01-23T16:19:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T16:19:35","slug":"new-exoskeleton-system-said-to-reduce-back-and-strain-injuries-by-almost-two-thirds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/new-exoskeleton-system-said-to-reduce-back-and-strain-injuries-by-almost-two-thirds\/","title":{"rendered":"New Exoskeleton System Said to Reduce Back and Strain Injuries by Almost Two-Thirds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Apex-2-exosuit-580x383.png\"><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Apex-2-exosuit.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/southeast\/2026\/01\/23\/855433.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/southeast\/2026\/01\/23\/855433.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p>An exoskeleton system developed initially by Vanderbilt University researchers decreased strain, sprain and lifting injuries by as much as 62% over months of study, signaling a way to reduce some of the most common workers\u2019 compensation claims.<\/p>\n<p>The HeroWear company, based in Nashville, said trials over eight to 23 months show that workers at distribution centers who wore the Apex 2 exosuit had a significantly lower injury rate. Strain and sprain injuries dropped from about 10.2% per 100 workers per year to 3.8%.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"79\" data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p>The system works like an extra set of back muscles to limit strain, fatigue and discomfort, the company said in a statement this week. The suit did not shift injuries to other body parts, overcoming a longstanding concern about exoskeleton systems.<\/p>\n<p>The suit was tested at five distribution centers, including food and beverage, retail, manufacturing and warehouse sites for more than 311,000 work hours. That\u2019s equivalent to 155 full-time employees working for more than a year, the company said.<\/p>\n<p>Back injuries and strains and sprains have produced some of the most-often seen workers\u2019 compensation claims, accounting for about 23% to 30% of all U.S. claims, according to Work Health Solutions and the National Safety Council.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: HeroWear<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll\" data-post=\"855433\">\n<div class=\"article-poll-vote\">\n<p>Was this article valuable?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll-feedback voted-no\">\n<form class=\"feedback-form\">\n<p>Thank you! 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