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

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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Main Authors: Ferkhanda Imdad, Samreen Yasmeen, Farhan Ishaque, Wakash Lal, Umair Nawaz, Saeed Ahmed Sheikh, Narender Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IJPHY 2016-04-01
Series:International Journal of Physiotherapy
Subjects:
back pain
prevalence
patient handling/shifting techniques
nurses
Online Access:https://www.ijphy.org/index.php/journal/article/view/222

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