Transfer of the horizontal patient: The effect of a friction reducing assistive device on low back mechanics

Ergonomics

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 915-929

  McGill, S M ^a   Kavcic, N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Back injury; Lift assists

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FRICTION; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BACK INJURY; LIFT ASSISTS; PATIENT; SLIDING PATIENT TRANSFER DEVICE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FORCE; FRICTION; HAND; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE; STANDARD; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRUNK;

ADULT; BACK INJURIES; BEDS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FRICTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LIFTING; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTURE; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 24644449239     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130412331331389     Document Type: Article

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