Healthcare workers, especially those with direct patient contact are amongst professions
with the highest rate of workrelated musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), physical therapists …

Physical therapists (PTs) perform demanding tasks that can lead to work-related
musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD), but the rates and characteristics of WMSD among PTs …

Objective Medical personnel are at risk of musculoskeletal disorders but little is known
whether the risk of musculoskeletal disorders were different among various medical …

Background. Physiotherapists worldwide experience lower back pain (LBP). Up to 80% of
physiotherapists report having experienced an episode of LBP at some point in their career …

Objetivo El objetivo principal del estudio es determinar la prevalencia de trastornos
musculoesqueléticos relacionados con el trabajo en profesionales de los servicios de …

Repositioning patients in bed to promote comfort and prevent impairments caused by
continuously lying in a prone position is a task frequently performed by nurses and nursing …

Repositioning of passive patients in bed creates health risks to the nursing personnel.
Therefore, appropriate assistive devices should be used. Our aim was to find the optimal …

Background Patient/resident-handling tasks are physically demanding and associated with
musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among nursing personnel. The routine performance of …

Purpose Patient handling increases the risk of musculoskeletal complaints and diseases
among healthcare workers. Thus, the use of small aids for patient handling is recommended …

Background: Healthcare workers who are in physical contact with patients are prone to work-
related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). Much is known about the prevalence of neck …