What do physiotherapists and manual handling advisors consider the safest lifting posture, and do back beliefs influence their choice?

It is commonly believed lifting is dangerous and the back should be straight during lifting. These beliefs may arise from healthcare professionals, yet no study has evaluated the lifting and back beliefs of manual handling advisors (MHAs) and physiotherapists (PTs).

Source: Manual Therapy - October 17, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: David Nolan, Kieran O'Sullivan, John Stephenson, Peter O'Sullivan, Michael Lucock Tags: Original article Source Type: research