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Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2021 Spine posture during repetitive lifting is one of the main risk factors for low-back injuries in the occupational sector. It is thus critical to design appropriate intervention strategies for training workers to improve their posture, reducing load on ...
Luca Oppici +7 more
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National survey of occupational therapy managers in mental health [PDF]
, 1999 This study, part of the College of Occupational Therapists' Mental Health Project, surveyed occupational therapy managers in mental health to gather data about them, the services they managed and their opinions on current and future issues of importance.
Austin, C, Schell, D, Craik, C
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بهداشت و ایمنی کار, 2023 Introduction: Occupational back pain is one of the musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) caused by manual load-lifting among women involved in manual lifting activities.
Maryam Nourollahi-Darabad +3 more
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Non-chemical Risk Assessment for Lifting and Low Back Pain Based on Bayesian Threshold Models
Safety and Health at Work, 2017 Background: Self-reported low back pain (LBP) has been evaluated in relation to material handling lifting tasks, but little research has focused on relating quantifiable stressors to LBP at the individual level.
Sudha P. Pandalai +2 more
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Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2017 OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the prospective association of cumulative mechanical exposure during working life with health-related labor market outcomes.
Emil Sundstrup +7 more
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A cohort study of retinal detachment among Swedish construction workers
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2023 OBJECTIVE: Retinal detachment (RD) has been associated with exposure to heavy lifting. Many occupations within the construction industry are likely to involve lifting tasks.
Kevin D Schott +5 more
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Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2013 OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have indicated that shift work, long working hours, and prevalent workplace exposures such as lifting, standing, and physical workload increase the risk of miscarriage, but the evidence is conflicting.
Jens Peter Bonde +3 more
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0204 Retinal detachment and occupational lifting: the evidence to date [PDF]
Oral Presentation, 2017 Introduction There is an “oral tradition”, especially among myopics, that heavy lifting leads to retinal detachment (RD). Some years ago, searching the literature, we failed to find evidence supporting this theory. Then, in the early 2000s, we performed a case-control study to test the hypothesis that repeated lifting tasks could be a risk factor for ...
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Applying the Ecological Model of Human Performance and the SlutWalk Movement to Support those Affected by Rape Culture in the Context of Occupational Therapy [PDF]
, 2023 Improving the occupational lives of others is at the heart of occupational therapy practice. Advocacy for clientele is central to this improvement, both at individual and structural levels.
Klukken, Angela +3 more
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Sensors, 2021 Many activities may elicit a biomechanical overload. Among these, lifting loads can cause work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Aspiring to improve risk prevention, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) established a ...
Leandro Donisi +5 more
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