Blunt Lower Back Injury Causes the Fracture of Sacral Zone II and Consequently Neurogenic Bladder

2009 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. E5-E7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsieh-Hsing Lee ◽  
Kuo-Hua Chao ◽  
Dar-Shih Hsieh ◽  
Hsain-Chung Shen ◽  
Li-Way Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neurogenic Bladder ◽  
Back Injury ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
Zone Ii ◽  
Lower Back Injury ◽  
Injury Causes

scholarly journals Reducing Lower Back Injury in Golf

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (5S) ◽  
pp. 444
Author(s):  
Reeves Weedon ◽  
Erich Petushek ◽  
Katja Osterwald ◽  
Sarah B. Clarke ◽  
J. Bryan Dixon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Back Injury ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
Lower Back Injury

Lumbar Sagittal Plane Spinal Curvature and Junior-Level Cricket Players

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark D. Hecimovich ◽  
Norman J. Stomski
Keyword(s):  
Lumbar Lordosis ◽  
Sagittal Plane ◽  
Spinal Curvature ◽  
Back Injury ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Lower Back Injury ◽  
The Relationship

Lumbar lordosis may be a risk factor for injury in junior-level athletes involved in sport which requires excessive amounts of extension. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between lumbar lordosis in junior-level cricket players with and without previous low back injury. Results demonstrated a statistically significant difference in lumbar lordosis between the two groups (LBI = 42.53 ± 9.10°; no LBI = 30.33 ± 8.36°; p < .01), with previous lower back injury accounting for 32% variation in lumbar lordosis (p < .01). The results indicate lumbar lordosis may be an issue worth examining in those athletes who partake in sports which have high levels of extension; but, as there is no accepted definition to lumbar postures, it is difficult to accurately interpret measurement results.

Quantifying Lumbar Movement Patterns of Allied Health Professionals in an Australian Health Care Facility

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Georde Vuillermin ◽  
Kelly-Ann Bowles ◽  
Ross Iles ◽  
Cylie Williams
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Health Care Facility ◽  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Back Injury ◽  
Allied Health Professionals ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
Lower Back Injury

Health professionals responsible for return to work plans have little data about allied health movement to guide recommendations following lower back injury. This study aimed to quantify the lumbar movement patterns of allied health professionals within a health care facility throughout a normal workday. An observational case study was undertaken at a public health care facility with 122 allied health professionals. The lumbar movements were recorded with the ViMove together with pain scale measurement. The mean (SD) recording time for allied health was 7.7 (0.7) hours. A mean (SD) 3 (1.4) hours total were spent in standing, 3.8 (1.7) hours in sitting, and 0.8 (0.4) hours in locomotion. Forty-nine flexions were recorded on average per session, most identified as short term (<30 s) within low range (0°–20°). Lumbar movement patterns differed among professions. Thirty-seven (31%) participants reported a history of lower back injury, and 57 (47%) reported low back pain at the end of their workday. This study provides an insight into allied health professionals’ back movement in a hospital or community-based health care setting. These data may inform those who make return to work recommendations or provide rehabilitation services for allied health professionals working with a lower back injury.

scholarly journals A deep learning approach for lower back-pain risk prediction during manual lifting

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. e0247162
Author(s):  
Kristian Snyder ◽  
Brennan Thomas ◽  
Ming-Lun Lu ◽  
Rashmi Jha ◽  
Menekse S. Barim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Back Pain ◽  
The Body ◽  
Back Injury ◽  
Manual Lifting ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Compensation Claims ◽  
Novel Method ◽  
Deep Cnn

Occupationally-induced back pain is a leading cause of reduced productivity in industry. Detecting when a worker is lifting incorrectly and at increased risk of back injury presents significant possible benefits. These include increased quality of life for the worker due to lower rates of back injury and fewer workers’ compensation claims and missed time for the employer. However, recognizing lifting risk provides a challenge due to typically small datasets and subtle underlying features in accelerometer and gyroscope data. A novel method to classify a lifting dataset using a 2D convolutional neural network (CNN) and no manual feature extraction is proposed in this paper; the dataset consisted of 10 subjects lifting at various relative distances from the body with 720 total trials. The proposed deep CNN displayed greater accuracy (90.6%) compared to an alternative CNN and multilayer perceptron (MLP). A deep CNN could be adapted to classify many other activities that traditionally pose greater challenges in industrial environments due to their size and complexity.

scholarly journals The Future Role of Managed Care and Capitation in Workers’ Compensation

1996 ◽  
Vol 22 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 233-261
Author(s):  
Dean M. Hashimoto
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Employee Health ◽  
Workers Compensation ◽  
Law Firm ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
Heavy Equipment ◽  
Local Law ◽  
Lower Back Injury

A patient of mine, Mrs. Lopez, suffered a lower back injury while lifting heavy equipment. She sustained the injury while working in the housekeeping department at a local college. I telephoned her supervisor and asked him about Mrs. Lopez’s injury. He assured me that he had forwarded an accident report to the benefits department. He said he was unaware of any employer policies or training programs governing heavy lifting. The college did not have an employee health service, but instead relied on a local law firm to handle the administration of its workers’ compensation. When I informed the supervisor that I thought Mrs. Lopez might be able to return to a restricted duty job soon, he said that he did not want Mrs. Lopez to return until “she was 100%.” I told him that this employee would benefit medically from returning to a restricted duty job as soon as it was reasonable rather than waiting until she could perform heavy lifting again. However, the supervisor replied “Don't you worry about returning her to work so soon. Workers’ compensation will pay for it.”

Mining-Related Lower Back Injuries and the Compensation Process: An Injured Worker’s Journey

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-31
Author(s):  
Sherry Mongeau ◽  
Nancy Lightfoot ◽  
Leigh MacEwan ◽  
Tammy Eger
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Injury ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Lower Back Injury ◽  
The Impact

Background: In Ontario, when an occupational injury occurs in the mining industry, there is often a need to interact with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). During this process, miners experience economic, social, and mental health–related issues that can affect their overall well-being. This study aimed to determine the impact of a lower back injury and the WSIB claim process experience expressed by some male, underground miners in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Methods: A qualitative descriptive study design that utilized in-depth, individual qualitative interviews was conducted. Twelve male participants (underground miners) were interviewed in Sudbury, Ontario. Interviews were transcribed and thematically analyzed. Findings: The results emphasized the need for improved communication, the necessity for resources to be allocated to enhance public discussion about injury prevention, the social and economic burden that miners and their families face, and the power imbalances between injured miners and the companies that were meant to support them. Conclusion/Application to Practice: The findings indicate that several areas require improvement for an injured miner who submits a WSIB claim. Ideally, participants wanted an improved and streamlined process for reporting an injury and for WSIB claim management. These findings suggest that occupational health practices that foster a safe and healthy work environment in the mining industry must be promoted, which will help to guide future policies that enhance support for an injured worker and the WSIB claim process.

Narratives on Pain and Comfort: Mary's Story

1996 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 288-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. McQuillan
Keyword(s):  
Medical History ◽  
Surgical Procedures ◽  
Local Anesthetic ◽  
Dorsal Column ◽  
Back Injury ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
Sharp Pain ◽  
Pain Medications ◽  
First Words

Mary was angry. Youre going to take my pain medications away, aren't you? These were the first words she spoke as I walked into the examining room. Mary had a complex medical history, beginning with a back injury in 1988 that led to several surgical procedures, multiple injections of local anesthetic and corticosteroids, and placement of a dorsal column stimulator, none of which provided significant relief of her pain. Crippled by severe and sharp pain in her lower back and left leg, she had sought help from several physicians, and had most recently been referred to me specifically, as she put it, to take away the pain medications.Not that the pain medications had afforded Mary a normal life by any stretch of imagination. She was taking eight to ten moderate strength opioid tablets per day in an effort to decrease her pain. She was not active, choosing to spend most of her time at home. She had quit her job shortly after the work-related accident. In fact, the workman's compensation board is still disputing her claim, and this dispute took a toll on Mary.

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