Strategies of prevention of the work-related injuries in physiotherapists

Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu / Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland (Collegium Medicum im. Ludwika Rydygiera w Bydgoszczy, Katedra Fizjoterapii / Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Department of Physiotherapy)

Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu / Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland (Interdyscyplinarne Centrum Nowoczesnych Technologii, Laboratorium Neurokognitywne / Centre for Modern Interdisciplinary Technologies, Neurocognitive Laboratory)

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Emilia Mikołajewska

Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Collegium Medium im. Ludwika Rydygiera w Bydgoszczy, Katedra Fizjoterapii, ul. Jagiellońska 13-15, 85-067 Bydgoszcz

Med Pr Work Health Saf. 2016;67(5):673-9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/mp.5893.00338

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KEYWORDS

physiotherapy

rehabilitation

Health care workers

work-related diseases

work-related injuries

prevention strategies

TOPICS

assessment and consequences of the loads affecting the motor system on different workstations

physical and biological hazards

prophylactic programs

organization and management in health care

prevention programs in the population

ABSTRACT

This manuscript presents the author’s attempt to review current knowledge on the prevention of work-related injuries in physiotherapists. The author analyzed the literature data concerning the results of studies published until first half of 2015. The aim of the paper is to present and analyze strategies for prevention of work-related injuries in physiotherapists, based on the literature review. The majority of components of discussed strategies still require to be confirmed by future studies. Med Pr 2016;67(5):673–679

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