Use of Back Belts in Occupational Settings

SD Minor, PhD, PT, is Assistant Professor, Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, Box 8502, 4444 Forest Park Blvd, St Louis, MO 63108 (USA) (minors@medicine.wustl.edu). This excerpt was created in the absence of an abstract. The number of employees using back belts in...

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Published in:Physical therapy 1996-04, Vol.76 (4), p.403-408
Main Author: Minor, Scott Duesterhaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Back
Back pain
Backache
Biomechanical Phenomena
Braces
Health Personnel
Humans
Lifting - adverse effects
Low Back Pain - epidemiology
Low Back Pain - etiology
Low Back Pain - prevention & control
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology
Occupational Diseases - etiology
Occupational Diseases - prevention & control
Occupational safety
Occupational Therapy
Orthopedic braces
Personal protective equipment
Prevention
Risk Factors
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Summary:SD Minor, PhD, PT, is Assistant Professor, Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, Box 8502, 4444 Forest Park Blvd, St Louis, MO 63108 (USA) (minors@medicine.wustl.edu). This excerpt was created in the absence of an abstract. The number of employees using back belts in an attempt to prevent injuries while performing occupational tasks has increased dramatically during the past several years. 1,2 Controversy has accompanied this increased use of back belts because neither the mechanism of injury prevention nor the efficacy of back belts for injury prevention has been established. 1 The purpose of this brief review is to focus on devices used as personal protective equipment for the prevention of low back injuries in occupational settings. Orthotic supports prescribed for therapeutic purposes are not specifically included in this review. Much of the literature, however, examines a variety of low back support devices, including devices considered to be used for therapeutic purposes. This review, therefore, includes information concerning the biomechanical aspects of a variety of low back supports, both those intended as personal protective equipment and those prescribed for therapeutic purposes. Key Words: Back belts • Back injury • Injury prevention • Materials handling • Personal protective equipment CiteULike     Complore     Connotea     Del.icio.us     Digg     Reddit     Technorati     What's this?
ISSN:0031-9023
1538-6724
DOI:10.1093/ptj/76.4.403