What affects musculoskeletal risk in nursing assistants and orderlies?
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DOI: 10.3233/wor-210651
Abstract: BACKGROUND There are many musculoskeletal disorders in staff members at health centres, given the specific characteristics of their work. OBJECTIVE The objective was to analyse the postural risk of patient handling tasks performed by nursing… read more here.
Keywords: musculoskeletal risk; postural risk; nursing assistants; affects musculoskeletal ... See more keywords
2D Pose Estimation vs. Inertial Measurement Unit-Based Motion Capture in Ergonomics: Assessing Postural Risk in Dental Assistants
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DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering12040403
Abstract: The dental profession has a high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders because daily working life is characterized by many monotonous and one-sided physical exertions. Inertial measurement unit (IMU)-based motion capture (MoCap) is increasingly utilized for assessing… read more here.
Keywords: postural risk; imu based; pose estimation; estimation ... See more keywords