EFFECTS OF LIFT-ASSIST DEVICE ON TRUNK AND SHOULDER KINEMATICS

Effects of lift-assist device on trunk and shoulder kinematics

Background: Repetitive handling of heavy concrete blocks has been associated with the risk of low back and shoulder injuries among the masons.Several interventions have been proposed to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders among the masons.A new intervention, a lift-assist handle, was tested in this study.Objective: The effectiveness of the

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Is legal status associated with mental illness among newly arrived refugees in Sweden: an epidemiological study

Abstract Background There are about 80 million forcibly displaced people globally.Migrants are at heightened risk for mental illness compared to host country populations.While previous research highlights the need to adequately assess mental illness, few have taken the diversity among newly arrived migrants into account.This study aims to estimate

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Rivolte contemporanee come agire destituente

The article would like to sketch a cross-section of contemporary riots as a practice that can be analyzed through michael harris sunglasses the category of destituent acting, intertwining this understanding with the concepts of loops and circularity.The parallelism between the two lines of analysis can be declined in several senses: cybernetic (Cur

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