The Mechanical Loads on the Low Back during Different Patient Handling Tasks

Volume: 44, Issue: 31, Pages: 5-785 - 5-788
Published: Jul 1, 2000
Abstract
High prevalence rate of low back disorders (LBD) is found among nursing personnel. To get a more detailed knowledge concerning the risk factor in the health care sector, the working postures and the mechanical load of the low back were measured during nine commonly used patient handling tasks. Further the variation in the load between the different tasks was compared with the variation between subjects when they perform the same tasks. The study...
Paper Details
Title
The Mechanical Loads on the Low Back during Different Patient Handling Tasks
Published Date
Jul 1, 2000
Volume
44
Issue
31
Pages
5-785 - 5-788
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