<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Human movement when walking or running is a widely researched area. However, there is an increased incidence of musculoskeletal injury from poor positioning when moving and handling patients amongst healthcare professionals and is one of the main causes of long term musculoskeletal health problems. In the clinical area, an individual’s musculoskeletal health system is subjected to mechanical loading, increasing the body’s stress and strain limits, and once these are exceeded injury occurs. The risk of pain and injury has a direct relation from the over use of poor posture from poor moving and handling, which in turn can cause loss of strength and reduce musculoskeletal function. This can be changed through healthcare workers adopting safe biomechanical body movements during patient handling tasks.</p></abstract>

Human movement when walking or running is a widely researched area. However, there is an increased incidence of musculoskeletal injury from poor positioning when moving and handling patients amongst healthcare professionals and is one of the main causes of long term musculoskeletal health problems. In the clinical area, an individual’s musculoskeletal health system is subjected to mechanical loading, increasing the body’s stress and strain limits, and once these are exceeded injury occurs. The risk of pain and injury has a direct relation from the over use of poor posture from poor moving and handling, which in turn can cause loss of strength and reduce musculoskeletal function. This can be changed through healthcare workers adopting safe biomechanical body movements during patient handling tasks.

Principles for the Safe Moving and Handling of Patients

Birmingham City University, Faculty of Health, Room 454 Seacole Building, City South Campus, Westbourne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham. B15 3TN,

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Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Human movement when walking or running is a widely researched area. However, there is an increased incidence of musculoskeletal injury from poor positioning...

Principles for the Safe Moving and Handling of Patients

Published Online: Apr 06, 2017

Page range: 66 - 69

Received: Nov 29, 2016

Accepted: Dec 22, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pielxxiw-2016-0040

Keywords
Posture, Musculoskeletal Injury, body mechanics, Moving and Handling

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Principles for the Safe Moving and Handling of Patients

Published Online: Apr 06, 2017

Page range: 66 - 69

Received: Nov 29, 2016

Accepted: Dec 22, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pielxxiw-2016-0040

KeywordsPosture, Musculoskeletal Injury, body mechanics, Moving and Handling

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Posture, Musculoskeletal Injury, body mechanics, Moving and Handling