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Risk factors and the effectiveness of back belts in the prevention of back pain amongst forklift drivers subject to whole body vibration exposure
Motivation: Back pain is a major cause of absenteeism, lost work time and increased compensation and medical costs amongst workers and has been estimated to cost $20 billion annually in the United States. Back pain has long been associated with the driving of forklifts, and is a complex area of occu...
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Division of Occupational Therapy
2018
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