"Lifting" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Moving or bringing something from a lower level to a higher one. The concept encompasses biomechanic stresses resulting from work done in transferring objects from one plane to another as well as the effects of varying techniques of patient handling and transfer.
| Descriptor ID |
D017770
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.374.669
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lifting" by people in Profiles.
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Biomechanical response of a lumbar intervertebral disc to manual lifting activities: a poroelastic finite element model study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Aug 15; 33(18):1958-65.
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Psychosocial risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the lower-back among long-haul international female flight attendants. J Adv Nurs. 2008 Mar; 61(5):492-502.
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Relationship between disc injury and manual lifting: a poroelastic finite element model study. Proc Inst Mech Eng H. 2008 Feb; 222(2):195-207.
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Risk factors associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders among female flight attendants: using a focus group to prepare a survey. AAOHN J. 2006 Apr; 54(4):154-64.
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Biomechanical risk factors for occupationally related low back disorders. Ergonomics. 1995 Feb; 38(2):377-410.