Frequent bending--an underestimated burden in nursing professions.

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to quantify the total duration per shift in which nurses work in a forward bending position over 20°. Furthermore, the influence of several factors on the occurrence of sagittal trunk inclinations in nurses was investigated.

Bibliographical data

Original languageEnglish
Article number6
ISSN0003-4878
Publication statusPublished - 2012
pubmed 22356807