Occupational Kinesiology - Manual Handling

In the area of Kinesiology work for occurrence of pain, a particularly interesting area is the one that deals with the mechanic of movement and work, meaning the posture we have while performing different types of work. The correct technique 'manual handling' plays an important role in prevention and preventing the progress of musculoskeletal disorder. The goal was to strengthen some theoretical knowledge about the correct ways of manual handling. The results showed that workers know that it is important to have a good technique while handling loads, no matter what weight it is, but they don't have a good perception about what the correct manual handling is. More than 39% of participants doesn't recognize the correct ways of handling loads, and 86% don't recognize economical technique of lifting and setting loads down which is supposed to be applied in everyday work. It is concluded that workers firstly have to be educated about the basics of correct ways to handle load. After the theoretical basics have been adopted, the workers also have to go through practical education about the correct ways of handling loads.