Overall studies showed that nursing activities conferred increased risk for , and were associated with back disorders regardless of nursing technique , personal characteristics , and non-work-related factors .
Patient h and ling appears to confer the highest risk , but other nursing duties are also associated with elevated risk , and confound dose – response assessment s related to patient h and ling alone .
A threshold of nursing activities below which the risk of back disorders is not elevated has not been established .
Abstract Background : Although non-specific low back pain ( LBP ) is known to be multifactorial , studies from across the globe have documented their higher prevalence in nurses .
This systematic review was conducted to ascertain whether this much-documented association constitutes a causal relationship , and whether there is a discernible threshold of exposures associated with this elevated risk .
Patient handling with and without slings: an analysis of the risk of injury to the lumbar spine.
Health professionals h and ling patients are known to be at risk of sustaining work related low back injuries . It is not known whether the use of lifting slings reduces the risk of injury to the lumbar spine for patient h and lers . This study used kinematic variables and subjective ratings of body part stress and lifter preference as measures of relative risk for three two-person techniques for carrying a patient from one chair to another chair . The techniques used no slings , one and two slings respectively .  Twenty-two nurses performed five trials each of the three techniques . Kinematic measures of angular displacement , velocity and acceleration were obtained using the lumbar motion monitor and visual analogue scales were used to obtain measures of body part stress for seven body parts . Angular displacement , velocity and acceleration were significantly greater ( p < 0.05 ) in the frontal , sagittal and transverse planes for the no sling technique compared to techniques using slings . Comparatively small yet significant differences between techniques using slings were recorded for sagittal flexion and rotation . There was no significant difference between one and two sling techniques for other dependent variables . Mean total body stress rating was higher for the no sling technique and all subjects indicated that their first preference was for slings . Although all three measures of risk rated the no sling technique as carrying a higher level of risk than the techniques using slings . No single measure adequately captured all aspects of relative risk . The elimination of manual patient h and ling is thought to be the best option for the reduction of work related back injuries in patient h and lers . Where re sources or technology are not yet adequate to provide practical alternatives and where the use of manual technique for a seat to seat task is unavoidable , the use of patient h and ling slings will reduce the risk
Overall studies showed that nursing activities conferred increased risk for , and were associated with back disorders regardless of nursing technique , personal characteristics , and non-work-related factors .
Patient h and ling appears to confer the highest risk , but other nursing duties are also associated with elevated risk , and confound dose – response assessment s related to patient h and ling alone .
A threshold of nursing activities below which the risk of back disorders is not elevated has not been established .
Abstract Background : Although non-specific low back pain ( LBP ) is known to be multifactorial , studies from across the globe have documented their higher prevalence in nurses .
This systematic review was conducted to ascertain whether this much-documented association constitutes a causal relationship , and whether there is a discernible threshold of exposures associated with this elevated risk .