| Document ID (ISN) | 110933 |
| CIS number |
10-0587 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0022-443X - Journal of Science of Labour - Rōdō Kagaku |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Onishi N., Hanawa K., Tutui Y., Tutui T. |
| Title |
Muscle load during lifting transfer by care facility workers |
| Original title |
Shisetsu kaigo rōdō ni okeru ijō sagyō no kinteki futan [in Japanese] |
| Bibliographic information |
2010, Vol.86, No.3, p.139-150. Illus. 25 ref. |
| Abstract |
The workload of lifting transfer work by care facility workers was investigated by electromyography. The patients, transferred from a bed to a wheelchair, were old people with weights ranging from 32-55kg. Transfers, lasting 6-8sec, were performed by paired workers. Electromyographic measurements showed excess loads on certain muscles and unnatural postures. It is proposed that lifting transfer movements be modified so that there is no lifting at all in a vertical direction. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
work posture; ergonomics; electromyography; health care personnel |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
manual lifting |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Ergonomics
Work posture
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