Chronic non-specific low back pain influences mechanics during walking and transferring load among nurses

Nurses with CNLBP employed greater lumbar flexion during walking and greater abduction during 180° lateral transfer than healthy nurses. This motion caused the upper body to move toward the load and decreased the VGRF, thereby indirectly applying the narrow base transfer technique. Furthermore, an increase in lumbar flexion during walking among nurses with CNLBP was common, as a compensatory mechanism to avoid pain.