Nurses backache..

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I tried to reposition my patient every two hours. Following the principle of body mechanics, I believed that by doing so, injuries that I may commit to myself would be prevented. Upon doing so, I still acquired a lumbar strain.. Can you give me a an advice regarding this matter?

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Specializes in ED, ICU, Heme/Onc.

Fill out an employee incident report and follow up per your policy and procedures. Back pain is nothing to mess around with. I hope you feel better soon.

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Specializes in HH, SNF, LTC, Hospital.

After 3 months of working the floor in a Med/Surg unit I'm transferring out to another area of the hospital because of exactly that. We have a ton of pts with lumbar surgeries on our floor

Proper body mechanics help, but I have 2 lower discs bulging and live on a heating pad and robaxin... take my advice and get it checked out, my PTs tell me all they hear is a 'pop' right before the excruciating pain!

The statistics on back injuries for nursing are huge, just be careful and most of all, listen to your own body.

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File a report asap!!!

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Exercise for your back and core muscles can help prevent strains and pain once you have recovered. Stronger arms and legs will take more of the effort. I find it much easier to move patients and have less back pain since I started working out.

Get help lifting if you need it and help out in return. Don't be afraid to say, too heavy for me!

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Thank you very much!!!!!!

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Switch to pediatrics.

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Specializes in jack of all trades.

Make a report asap as the previous poster stated. You may experience issues down the road from an aggravation and want it documented well. Dont play around with back issues. I'm still suffering from previous back strains that I didnt report and it came back to haunt me when I did need treatment.

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