Inadequate lumbar protection with load weight limits based on body weight percentages: An experimental and simulation study of the weight limits set by the Japanese guidelines for preventing low back pain.

Work-related low back pain is the most prevalent occupational disease in Japan, with 25% of cases resulting from manual handling of heavy loads. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan has issued guidelines limiting load weights based on the worker's body weight percentage: 40% of th...

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Main Authors: Fuyuki Oyama, Tanghuizi Du, Kazuyuki Iwakiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0327175
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