2004
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7489(03)00083-x
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Determination of the usage of body mechanics in clinical settings and the occurrence of low back pain in nurses

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“…The occurrence of back pain and postural changes considerably limits the active life of workers, and is responsible for the premature disability of many adults from activities of daily living (ADL) (1,15). Back pain and postural changes can also be considered socioeconomic and public health problems, because the costs of diagnosis and treatment are high and lead to losses due to missed work time and early retirement (7).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The occurrence of back pain and postural changes considerably limits the active life of workers, and is responsible for the premature disability of many adults from activities of daily living (ADL) (1,15). Back pain and postural changes can also be considered socioeconomic and public health problems, because the costs of diagnosis and treatment are high and lead to losses due to missed work time and early retirement (7).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It has been reported that occupational low back pain is experiences by 50% of nurses at hospitals and care workers at nursing homes [1][2][3][4][5] . In nursing homes, caregivers assist with the activities of daily life for patients requiring nursing care, and the lumbar load of these caregivers is high.…”
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“…The incidence of low back pain among high in hospital nurses, care workers of nursing homes, and caregivers in families [1][2][3][4][5][6] . Low back pain is a major health problem for female nurses because their physical strength is generally weaker than that of males, and the strength of the upper half of their body is insufficient 7,8) .…”
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“…Low back pain were major problem in nurses (Karahan and Bayraktar, 2004) due to awkward postures (Daraiseh et al, 2010) affect to compression forces acting on the spinal discs, especially at L4/L5 or L5/S1. The compression force on disc of spine were recommended from The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health: NIOSH.…”
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confidence: 99%