Techniques for Preventing Low Back Injury When Lifting

Purpose: To identify techniques for lifting and carrying loads that can help prevent low back injury.

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Evaluation

Do you have to lift or carry things?

Yes

Select the appropriate answer for each lifting practice

Pelvis placement

Reaching or placing something down

Posture when lifting

Muscles used for lifting

Holding the load

Turning method

Handling a heavy or awkward load

Grip

Pathway

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Number of poor techniques identified

The chances of low back injury with current practices are

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
- Lumbar Disc Herniation Clinical Symptom Score
Other Testing
- Functional Improvement Measures (FIM) for Low Back Pain
Criteria For Diagnosis
- Micheli Functional Scale (MFS) for Evaluating Athlete with Low Back Pain
Severity, Prognosis, Stage

Therapy

Surgery
- Lumbar Disc Herniation Clinical Symptom Score
- Herniated Lumbar Disc | Criteria for Outcome Following Elective Discectomy

Monitoring

Response To Therapy
Disease Progression
- Modified General Function Score (GFS) for Patient with Low Back Pain

Patient Concerns

Disability And Performance
Exercise
- Micheli Functional Scale (MFS) for Evaluating Athlete with Low Back Pain

Specialty

Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation
Surgery, orthopedic
Neurology

Objective

prevention

ICD-10

M54.5 - Low back pain

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Purpose: To identify techniques for lifting and carrying loads that can help prevent low back injury.

Specialty: Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, Surgery, orthopedic, Neurology

Objective: prevention

ICD-10: M54.5,

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