Browsing Kinesiology and Health Sciences by Author "Lad, Uma"
Now showing items 1-1 of 1
-
Comparing the Kinematic and Kinetic Outputs from Digital Human Modeling Tools to a Lab-Based Rigid-Link Model for the Investigation of Musculoskeletal Disorder Hazards During Patient Handling
Lad, Uma (University of Waterloo, 2018-08-30)Patient repositioning tasks expose healthcare providers (HCPs) to high bone-on-bone forces, resulting in the development of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) (Fragala,2011). Researchers have been able to estimate biomechanical ...