Work-related injuries of rehabilitation therapists and measures for prevention

• DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1398948
• Publication Date: 2024-07-31T10:20:12Z
• Authors: Wei Liu; Weibo Tian; Tianyu Wu; Bin Luo; Jiang Yi; Wenmao Li; Junjie Jiang; Yanlong Wei; Tianqi Zhang; Fengyue Zhang; Xiaoqin Duan; Bin Zheng
• Keywords: Male; Adult; China; Incidence; rehabilitation medicine; Middle Aged; questionnaire survey; Occupational Injuries; Physical Therapists; 03 medical and health sciences; Cross-Sectional Studies; 0302 clinical medicine; prevention; Surveys and Questionnaires; rehabilitation therapists; work-related injuries; Humans; Female; Public Health; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270

Rehabilitation therapists often perform physically demanding treatments that may result in work-related injuries, yet related studies are scarce. This study aimed to investigate the injuries of rehabilitation and provide feasible preventive measures.