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- The study aimed to create a 3D dynamic model to assess low back strain during single-person patient transfers and evaluate how different low back belt styles affect this strain.
- Nine subjects participated, with eight acting as caregivers and one as a simulated patient, performing transfers with varying low back belt configurations (none, patient only, both, caregiver only).
- Results indicated that transfers involving caregivers wearing low back belts resulted in significantly lower low back stress compared to transfers without belts, suggesting that low back belts can help protect caregivers' backs.
Article Abstract
The purpose of this study was to construct a 3D dynamic model to quantify low back load during single person dependent transfer, and to compare the effects of wearing style of a low back belt on low back loading. Of the nine subjects participating in this study, eight adopted the role of caregiver and one was a simulated patient. Tasks were general transfer without either subject wearing a low back belt (WB), transfer with the patient wearing a low back belt (BP), transfer with both subjects wearing low back belts (BB), and transfer with the caregiver wearing a low back belt (BC). Low back lateral and extension moments in BB and BC transfers showed the significantly smaller values than those in WB transfers (p<0.01). The results suggest that the wearing of a low back belt by caregivers would reduce low back joint moment during transfers.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2007.12.070 | DOI Listing |
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