[Overview of assistance and robotisation systems for operations involving ergonomic risks in the healthcare field]
Abstract
The study aim is to compare trunk kinematic and L5/S1 level compression, evaluated by a muscle co-activation index, moving a patient from bed to wheelchair and vice versa with two different lifting aids. Seven experienced operators were studied handling an 85 kg surrogated patient from bed to wheelchair using both a floor lift and an overhead lift. Results show that the use of these devices allows a single operator to work safely because the muscle effort and trunk kinematic resulted quite low in all working conditions. These results can be useful for occupational physicians in giving the fit for work judgment to workers having functional limitations.
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