Articles: lifting.
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This paper is a report of a study conducted to describe the prevalence and risk factors for lower back pain amongst a variety of Turkish hospital workers including nurses, physicians, physical therapists, technicians, secretaries and hospital aides. ⋯ Preventive measures should be taken to reduce the risk of lower back pain, such as arranging proper rest periods, educational programmes to teach the proper use of body mechanics and smoking cessation programmes.
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Comparative Study
Biomechanical response of a lumbar intervertebral disc to manual lifting activities: a poroelastic finite element model study.
Determination of damage to a lumbar disc caused by lifting using a poroelastic finite element model study. ⋯ Asymmetric lifting involving lateral bending of the trunk produced large motions that might cause localized disc tissue injury. Stresses larger than the failure strength of the corresponding disc tissues were experienced during asymmetric lifting. Lifting that involves lateral bending of the trunk was the most hazardous type of loading with regard to damage to the disc.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Aug 2008
Controlled Clinical TrialClassifying subgroups of chronic low back pain patients based on lifting patterns.
To compare self-reported measures of chronic lower back pain (CLBP) patients who were assigned to 2 subgroups based on their lifting patterns performed during a repetitive lifting task. ⋯ A classification system based on lifting patterns identified 2 CLBP subgroups that were significantly different on lifting and self-reported measures, indicating the importance of physical functioning measures in classification systems.
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Anybody who screens EMS field candidates will tell you, not just anybody can do EMS. You need a good brain to pass your tests, earn your certs and think your way through calls. ⋯ You need a warm and willing heart. And, no matter how talented you are in all of those areas, you need to be able to lift--often, a lot.