Implications of an adjustable bed height during standard nursing tasks on spinal motion, perceived exertion and muscular activity

Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1771-1780

  Caboor, D E ^a   Verlinden, M O ^a   Zinzen, E ^a   Van Roy, P ^a   Clarys, Jan Pieter ^a   Van Riel, M P ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Back movements; Electrogoniometry; Electromyography; Low back problems; Nurses; Posture; Task demands

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PATIENT TREATMENT; STRAIN;

MANUAL HANDLING; MUSCULAR ACTIVITY; NURSING;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADULT; BACK; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; SPINE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0033789574     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401300750004177     Document Type: Article

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