Measurement of action forces and posture to determine the lumbar load of healthcare workers during care activities with patient transfers

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 923-933

  Theilmeier, Andreas ^a   Jordan, Claus ^a   Luttmann, Alwin ^a   Jäger, Matthias ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

Author keywords

action forces; back pain; biomechanical model; health care workers; lumbar load; manual handling; nurses; posture

Indexed keywords

ACTION FORCES; BACK PAIN; BIOMECHANICAL MODEL; LUMBAR LOAD; MANUAL HANDLING; NURSES; POSTURE;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH; NURSING; VIDEO RECORDING;

LOADS (FORCES);

ARTICLE; BACK; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT LIFTING; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING; WEIGHT BEARING; WORK;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MEDICAL STAFF; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVING AND LIFTING PATIENTS; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; WEIGHT-BEARING; WORK;

EID: 78649480362     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meq063     Document Type: Article

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