PREVALENCE OF LOW BACK PAIN AND LEVEL OF KNOWLEDE ABOUT PATIENT HANDLING AND SHIFTING TECHNIQUES AMONG NURSES OF A PUBLIC SECTOR HOSPITAL IN KARACHI A SURVEY
Background: Low back pain has been found to be the most prevailing musculoskeletal condition as well as a common cause of absence from workplace. Studies report that low back pain is common and accounts for a large number of reported disabilities among nurses. In fact nursing have one of the highes...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IJPHY
2016-04-01
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Series: | International Journal of Physiotherapy |
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Online Access: | https://www.ijphy.org/index.php/journal/article/view/222 |