Evaluation of a passive back-support exoskeleton during in-bed patient handling tasks.

This study evaluated the effects of a back-support exoskeleton on the trunk and hip joint angles, lower back muscle activity and heart rate during four patient handling tasks: assisting a patient from sitting to lying, laterally repositioning the patient and turning the patient in two directions. Ei...

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Published in:International Journal of Occupational Safety & Ergonomics Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 1226 - 1234
Main Authors: Zheng, Liying, Alluri, Chandra Sekhar Varma, Hawke, Ashley L., Hwang, Jaejin
Format: pictorial research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2024
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