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Questions
about your first visit
What
is Subluxation?
Proper
lifting information
Back
care and safety in the work place
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Proper
Lifting Techniques:
- Avoid
lifting in the first place.
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Use dollies or lifts as aids if possible.
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Don't be too proud to ask for help.
- Keep
load as close as possible to the body.
- Keep
back straight.
- Spread
feet for good balance.
- Tighten
stomach muscles and buttocks.
- Lift
with your legs, not with your back!
- When
lifting with another person, give verbal instructions
clearly - say: "lift", "walk"
or "unload".
Do
Not:
- Twist
while lifting (move legs instead).
- Lift
above shoulders or below waist.
Positions that place the greatest amount of
pressure on the spine and discs:
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%
of pressure on spine
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Activity
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25%
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Lying on back
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75%
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Lying on side
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100%
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Standing
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140%
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Sitting
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150%-220%
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Standing & leaning forward
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150%-220%
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Sitting & leaning forward
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300%-400%
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Bending & lifting improperly
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For
information from OSHA about Proper Lifting, click
here.
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