Robots and Intelligent Medical Devices in the Intensive Care Unit: Vision, State of the Art, and Economic Analysis

G Kosa, O Morozov, A Lehmann… - … on Medical Robotics …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotics is widely seen as a key enabling technology for the society of tomorrow. We
examine the role of robotics and intelligent medical devices in Intensive Care Medicine …

[图书][B] Islamic fundamentalism in Egyptian politics

NA NA - 2016 - books.google.com
Among Egyptian fundamentalist groups, one of the most important ideological debates has
been whether the Egyptian regime or the West should be the primary target of action. This …

[PDF][PDF] Body Mechanics and Complications in the Nursing Personnel of the Emergency Service of Luis Vernaza General Hospital (Guayaquil-Ecuador). Electron J Gen …

M Olalla, G Naranjo, S López, M Muñoz… - 2020 - ejgm.co.uk
The mobilization and transport of patients, repetitive movements, prolonged standing work,
and lack of rest due to double work in the majority, are important risk factors that produce in …

Foot Position Measurement during Assistive Motion for Sit-to-Stand Using a Single Inertial Sensor and Shoe-Type Force Sensors

K Kitagawa, I Gorordo Fernandez, T Nagasaki… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Assistive motion for sit-to-stand causes lower back pain (LBP) among caregivers.
Considering previous studies that showed that foot position adjustment could reduce lumbar …

Relationship between back pain with nursing activities and the use of body mechanics among nurses working in general hospitals

HM Moustafa, MAER Mohamed… - Port Said Scientific …, 2022 - pssjn.journals.ekb.eg
Background: Nursing is known as an occupation with a high risk of musculoskeletal injury
and back pain. Proper body mechanics are important to a healthy nursing career. Aim: This …

[PDF][PDF] Posture Recognition Method for Caregivers during Postural Change of a Patient on a Bedusing Wearable Sensors

K Kitagawa, K Matsumoto, K Iwanaga… - Adv. sci. technol. eng …, 2020 - researchgate.net
Caregivers experience lower back pain due to their awkward postures while handling
patients. Therefore, a monitoring system to supervise caregivers' postures using wearable …

Optimal foot-position of caregiver based on muscle activity of lower back and lower limb while providing sit-to-stand support

K Kitagawa, T Nagasaki, S Nakano, M Hida… - Journal of Physical …, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
[Purpose] In caregivers, low load posture is necessary to prevent lower back pain during
patient handling activities such as sit-to-stand support. This study focused on the foot …

Relationship between Foot Position and Lumbar Loads while Turning Patients on a Bed: An Investigation via Computational Simulation and Electromyography.

K Kitagawa, K Yamamoto… - International Journal of …, 2021 - search.ebscohost.com
Caregivers have lower back pain (LBP) since they must reposition patients in bed frequently.
Thus, the low lumbar load posture for turning patients should be explored. In this study, we …

Effect of body mechanics training program on low back pain and disability among patients with lumbar disc prolapse

RA Ibrahim, WK Atya - Evidence-Based Nursing Research, 2023 - ajol.info
Context: Lumbar disc prolapse is one of the most common spinal pathologies, which can be
associated with debilitating pain and neurological dysfunction. Evidence suggests that …

Foot Position Recognition Using a Smartphone Inertial Sensor in Patient Transfer

K Kitagawa, R Takashima, T Kurosawa, C Wada - BioMed, 2024 - mdpi.com
Caregivers experience lower back pain due to patient transfer. Foot position is an important
and adjustable posture for reducing lumbar loads during patient transfer. Specifically, a …