Overexertion

OBJECTIVE The authors investigated the effect of boot weight and sole flexibility on spatiotemporal gait characteristics and… Expand

OBJECTIVE To estimate the number of injury-related hospitalizations of pregnant women in the United States and to identify injury… Expand

OBJECTIVE The objective was to compare characteristics of injuries between a sample of U.S. obese and non-obese inpatients… Expand

INTRODUCTION/PURPOSE To examine the relationship between self-reported tolerance of exercise intensity, measured by the… Expand

 

BACKGROUND Work-related injury rates in the fire service industry exceed those for most other industries, however little is known… Expand

This study explored sex differences in household and employment responsibilities among cardiac patients (N = 63; 46 men) and… Expand

ABSTRACT Home health care workers have high rates of back injuries and other musculoskeletal problems. This article addresses… Expand

No documented strategy, including preventive strategies, for systematic investigation of overexertion back accidents among… Expand