Low Back Disorders, 3E by Stuart M. McGill

Author:Stuart M. McGill [McGill, Stuart M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
ISBN: 9781492511519
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Published: 2016-01-10T23:00:00+00:00

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A Note on Pushing and Pulling

Our studies comparing the expert techniques of firefighters to the techniques of graduate students were noted in chapter 4 (Lett and McGill, 2006). Specifically, for tasks such as hose pulling, the firefighters braced the body and pulled the hose with the force vector traveling through the low back to minimize lumbar loading (see figure 7.15). Some of our recent work documenting the techniques employed by hospital workers when they transfer patients highlighted once again this important technique (McGill and Kavcic, 2005). On occasion, friction-reducing devices are placed underneath patients that need to be transferred. Providers can then apply pushing and pulling forces to the patient. Even with the friction-reducing devices, the principle of directing the hand forces through the lumbar spine is a very important component in minimizing spine forces.

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