Muscular strain when using different bed movers compared to manual movement of hospital beds

Introduction: Hospital beds are among the heaviest medical devices that regularly need to be moved by staff. Moving the beds is therefore often perceived as burdensome and is associate-ed with a high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders. Bed movers were developed to reduce this strain. These motorized [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]

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German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
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2025-09-09
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https://doi.org/10.3205/25premus023
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Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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Muscular strain when using different bed movers compared to manual movement of hospital beds

German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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Muscular strain when using different bed movers compared to manual movement of hospital beds

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Introduction: Hospital beds are among the heaviest medical devices that regularly need to be moved by staff. Moving the beds is therefore often perceived as burdensome and is associate-ed with a high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders. Bed movers were developed to reduce this strain. These motorized [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]

German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
German Insurance Association (DE), FH Münster University of Applied Sciences (DE)
Openalex Percentile: Top 48%
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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