Effect of training and lifting equipment for preventing back pain in lifting and handling: systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine whether advice and training on working techniques and lifting equipment prevent back pain in jobs that involve heavy lifting.

Data sources

Medline, Embase, CENTRAL, Cochrane Back Group's specialised register, CINAHL, Nioshtic, CISdoc, Science Citation Index, and PsychLIT were searched up to September-November 2005.

Review methods

The primary search focused on randomised controlled trials and the secondary search on cohort studies with a concurrent control group. Interventions aimed to modify techniques for lifting and handling heavy objects or patients and including measurements for back pain, consequent disability, or sick leave as the main outcome were considered for the review. Two authors independently assessed eligibility of the studies an

SUBMITTER: Martimo KP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2249682 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature