Figure 2From: Characteristic values of the lumbar load of manual patient handling for the application in workers' compensation proceduresRepresentative photos for various patient handlings. Typical postures of the caregiver and patient for the 13 studied manual patient handling activities: 1. Raising a patient from lying to sitting in bed or vice versa 2. Elevating a patient from lying to sitting at the bed's edge or vice versa 3. Moving a patient towards the bed's head (nurse at bed's long side) 4. Moving a patient towards the bed's head (nurse at bed's head) 5. Moving a patient in the bed sidewards 6. Lifting a leg of a lying patient or vice versa (nurse at bed's long side) 7. Lifting a leg of a lying patient or vice versa (nurse at bed's foot) 8. Lifting both legs of a lying patient or vice versa (nurse at bed's long side) 9. Inclining the bed's head with the patient lying in the bed 10. Shoving a bedpan or vice versa 11. Placing a patient from sitting at bed's edge in a chair or vice versa 12. Raising a patient from sitting to upright standing position or vice versa 13. Raising a patient from lying on the floor to standing positionBack to article page