scholarly journals Abdominal belts for manual handling in industry: The evidence for and against

1998 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-15
Author(s):  
R. S. Bridger
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Injured Workers ◽  
Theoretical Discussion ◽  
Back School ◽  
Prevention Programmes ◽  
Manual Handling ◽  
Back Problems ◽  
School Training

The paper reviews research on the use of abdominal belts for industrial back injury prevention programmes. The evidence for biomechanical, physiological and psychophysical effects of belt use is presented, following a brief theoretical discussion. Although there is some laboratory evidence that abdominal belts protect the spine when lifting, the findings of field studies are equivocal. Previously injured workers seem to benefit the most both from "back school" training combined with wearing abdominal belts at work. However, far from being the solution to industrial manual handling problems, abdominal belts have only a small part to play in comprehensive risk management programmes aimed at reducing back problems in the workplace.

scholarly journals Does employment in high risk professions relating to firefighters and emergency workers cause injuries that requires long hospitalization?

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Hrvoje Lalić ◽  
Iva Kruljac
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapy ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Sick Leave ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Injured Workers ◽  
Hospital System ◽  
Emergency Workers ◽  
The Difference

Firefighters and emergency workers are exposed to increased injury risks. The objective of the paper was to find out if such activities cause injuries that require long hospitalization. The files of 137 firefighters in Littoral Mountainous County, Croatia, were examined as well as those of 120 emergency workers in the last decade. The results have shown that on average firefighters were treated in hospitals 1.33 days, and emergency workers 0.018 days, p = .019, p < .05. The firefighters’ sick leave was longer, with a mean 63.91 days compared to emergency workers sick leave mean 22.90 days, but if two firefighters on long sick leave were excluded, the difference between two groups was not significant, p = .256, p > .05. While these injuries result in short hospitalizations time the sick leave time takes longer and requires extensive outpatient physical therapy that burden hospital system. Overall, the amount of medical care time to return these injured workers to duty is large, there is necessity of implementing innovative injury prevention programs. 

How Effective are Exercise-Based Injury Prevention Programmes for Soccer Players?

2013 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 257-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. C. van Beijsterveldt ◽  
Nick van der Horst ◽  
Ingrid G. L. van de Port ◽  
Frank J. G. Backx
Keyword(s):  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Prevention Programmes

Injury prevention in physical education teacher education students: Lessons from sports. A systematic review

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 156-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lennert Goossens ◽  
Roel De Ridder ◽  
Greet Cardon ◽  
Erik Witvrouw ◽  
Ruth Verrelst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Preventive Intervention ◽  
Core Stability ◽  
Physical Education Teacher ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
Physical Education Teacher Education ◽  
Prevention Programmes

Sports injuries are a considerable problem in physical education teacher education (PETE) students. They have important consequences and might affect the attitude that PETE students have towards sports and physical activity. Up to now, several efficacious injury prevention programmes have been developed for various sports disciplines. There is a high probability that several components of those prevention programmes are transferable to the PETE environment. A systematic review was conducted to identify intrinsic components that are potentially applicable in PETE programmes. The databases PubMed and Web of Science were searched for articles published between 1974 and 1 February 2015. The systematic study selection resulted in the inclusion of 59 studies. Seventeen studies were rated as having a low risk of bias. Efficacy of the applied programme was proven in 11 of these. Analysis led to guidelines for an injury prevention programme for PETE students. A multiple preventive intervention should include an awareness programme, functional strength training, stretching, warm-up, core stability and dynamic stability exercises of the lower limbs. This multiple preventive intervention preferably has a gradual build-up, makes use of no or only simple materials and is executed around three times per week.

scholarly journals Implementing ACL Injury Prevention in Daily Sports Practice—It’s Not Just the Program: Let’s Build Together, Involve the Context, and Improve the Content

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Benjaminse ◽  
Evert Verhagen
Keyword(s):  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Acl Injury ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Acl Injuries ◽  
Differential Learning ◽  
Implicit Motor Learning ◽  
Prevention Programmes ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Acl Injury Prevention

AbstractAlthough the benefits of current anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury prevention programmes have been demonstrated in efficacy studies, they, unfortunately, have had limited public health impact to date. For example, the incidence of ACL injuries continues to rise in adolescent athletes. Raising awareness and educating coaches and athletes is not enough to facilitate the widespread, sustained use of these programmes in the real-world setting. Considering the profound burden of ACL injuries, it is necessary to continue to improve the current ACL injury prevention programmes through co-creation. First, the uptake of the programmes should be optimized by a better appreciation and understanding of the individual, socio-cultural and environmental context (i.e., community). Second, the content of the programmes should be optimized to better reflect the demands of the sport by creating more ownership and increasing motivation (incorporating challenging, sport-specific and fun elements) with the end-users. In addition, implicit motor learning, random practice and differential learning are concepts that should be integrated when practising to obtain the most optimal results when learning or finetuning skills.

scholarly journals Advancing in Employment: The Way Forward for Vocational Rehabilitation

2004 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant Duncan
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Injured Workers ◽  
Policy Environment ◽  
International Labour Organisation ◽  
Sustainable Employment ◽  
Previous Occupation ◽  
Labour Organisation

While the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001 reestablishes the ACC scheme on firmer foundations, there are still unanswered questions regarding the rights of individuals with permanent partial disability involving an incapacity for their previous occupation. While the existing entitlements appear to work well for the majority of injured workers, the basic goals set by legislation for vocational rehabilitation still allow the termination of support to be based upon a capacity for any suitable occupation, regardless of the availability of actual employment. No regard needs be given to claimants' longterm skill development or earning potential, let alone to their aspirations to advance themselves in employment. We do not yet fully understand what effect the present vocational rehabilitation provisions are having on claimants' incomes and sustainable employment. In a policy environment that stresses the need for a highskill, highproductivity economy, and that seeks not to widen social inequalities, the present rehabilitation goals seem inconsistent. Further, it will be shown that they do not meet International Labour Organisation (ILO) standards.

scholarly journals From field studies to risk management: The SENSIB Project

2005 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. S785-S790 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Mercat-Rommens ◽  
P. Renaud
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Field Studies
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