Maximum Acceptable Weight of Lift for Asymmetric Lifting

Musculoskeletal Disorders in Caregivers of Children with Cerebral Palsy Following a Multilevel Surgery

“…However, most parents reported financial constraints to meet transport costs and mental stress as potential difficulties they encountered during rehabilitation treatment regimen. The pathomechanics leading to back pain most of the time is believed to be the repetitive lifting of children, considering the fact that parents are lifting an average of 20 -25 Kilogram children 10-15 times per day [2,9]. It is very important to give a safe and careful care to the child after multilevel surgery.…”

“…Work and stress in the family aside, studies show that parenthood of disabled child is a proven risk factor for back problems in both male and female [14]. Even though the loads are relatively light, unknowingly it increases the compression force in the low back and the repetition of movement that gets the condition worse [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. All the parents hold their child in an upright position, directly against the chest in the centre.…”

“…It directly increases the physical stress and ends in MSD's. Fibromyalgia syndrome is frequently associated with chronic fatigue, poor sleep, irritable bowel, headaches and other vegetative symptoms [2,[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][13][14][15][16][17]. Repetitive bending and lifting will lead to produce myofascial pain syndrome in lower back and upper back and other body parts.…”

Métodos De Evaluación Para Movilización Manual De Pacientes

“…El peso en kilogramos, determina de manera importante el riesgo vinculado a los trastornos musculoesqueléticos. Existen peligros potenciales asociados al levantamiento manual de cargas superiores a diez kilogramos y al inadecuado procedimiento de movilización realizado por los trabajadores (movimientos de empuje/arrastre), y además, a un insuficiente entrenamiento en el uso de equipos (Chen & Yang, 2006).…”