Introduction: Manual handling personnel and those performing manual handling tasks in
non-traditional manual handling industries continue to suffer debilitating and costly …

This study documented three-dimensional spine loading associated with asymmetric lifting
while using either one or two hands to perform the task. Lift asymmetry was defined as a …

This article describes investigations of dynamic biomechanical stresses associated with
lifting in stooping and kneeling postures. Twelve subjects volunteered to participate in two …

Lifting up objects from the floor has been identified as a risk factor for low back pain,
whereby a flexed spine during lifting is often associated with producing higher loads in the …

Back injuries are a serious problem for nursing personnel who perform frequent patient-
handling activities. Common prevention strategies include body mechanics education …

Paramedics represent a unique occupational group where the nature of their work, providing
prehospital emergency care, makes workplace modifications to manage and control injury …

While heavy lifting has been identified as an important risk factor for low back disorders, little
is known about workplace spatial layout–the relative positions of shelves and the impact of …

Workplace safety assessment, personalized treatment design and back pain prevention
programs require accurate subject-specific estimation of spinal loads. Since no noninvasive …

Twisting and lateral bending motions in repetitive lifting tasks are associated with
occupational low back injuries and can be challenging to reduce with engineering controls …

Stooped, restricted, kneeling, and other awkward postures adopted during manual materials
handling have frequently been associated with LBP onset. However, lift assessment tools …