Can a new behaviorally oriented training process to improve lifting technique prevent occupationally related back injuries due to lifting?

A prospective randomized control trial. To determine the degree to which a new behavior-based lift training program (LiftTrainer; Ascension Technology, Burlington, VT) could reduce the incidence of low back disorder in distribution center jobs that require repetitive lifting. Most studies show progr...

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Published in:Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Pa. 1976), 2007-02, Vol.32 (4), p.487-494
Main Authors: LAVENDER, Steven A, LORENZ, Eric P, ANDERSSON, Gunnar B. J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents, Occupational - prevention & control
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Back Injuries - prevention & control
Biological and medical sciences
Biomechanical Phenomena
Cerebrospinal fluid. Meninges. Spinal cord
Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases
Female
Health Education - methods
Humans
Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Lifting - adverse effects
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Occupational Health
Prospective Studies
Risk Reduction Behavior
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Summary:A prospective randomized control trial. To determine the degree to which a new behavior-based lift training program (LiftTrainer; Ascension Technology, Burlington, VT) could reduce the incidence of low back disorder in distribution center jobs that require repetitive lifting. Most studies show programs aimed at training lifting techniques to be ineffective in preventing low back disorders, which may be due to their conceptual rather than behavioral learning approach. A total of 2144 employees in 19 distribution centers were randomized into either the LiftTrainer program or a video control group. In the LiftTrainer program, participants were individually trained in up to 5, 30-minute sessions while instrumented with motion capture sensors to quantify the L5/S1 moments. Twelve months following the initial training, injury data were obtained from company records. Survival analyses (Kaplan-Meier) indicated that there was no difference in injury rates between the 2 training groups. Likewise, there was no difference in the turnover rates. However, those with a low (
ISSN:0362-2436
1528-1159
DOI:10.1097/01.brs.0000255203.96898.f2