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Selected care-activities with patient transfers, which are classified as “definitely being endangering” with respect to the corresponding German occupational disease, were analyzed regarding the corresponding (bio-)mechanical load on the lumbar spine. In a laboratory study, the postural data of a health-care worker were recorded optoelectronically and via video documentation, the nurse’s action-forces were captured via force sensors at a specifically modified bed, chair, or floor. The analyses of about 100 transfers show that patient transfers result in intensive lumbar load, which may exceed lumbar-load limits recommended for work design. Application of optimized transfer techniques resulted in diminished biomechanical load for the low-back.
Members of the Dortmund Lumbar Load Study Group (besides authors): J. Metzler, H. Mujih, U. Öztürk, R. Göllner, M. Konhoff, K. Lukaszewski, J. Mattern, M. Schmitz, R. Smolka, J. Voß, F. Ziolkewicz
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Jäger, M., Jordan, C., Theilmeier, A., Luttmann, A., DOLLY Group. (2007). Spinal-Load Analysis of Patient-Transfer Activities. In: Buzug, T.M., Holz, D., Bongartz, J., Kohl-Bareis, M., Hartmann, U., Weber, S. (eds) Advances in Medical Engineering. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 114. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68764-1_45
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