In Part 2, we built a small A-Frame Gantry for a practice session. In this article, we will put the gantry to work to move a load. As should be noted for any kind of technical rescue training, these ...

Even more research has just confirmed that squat lifting (knees bent and back straight) techniques are no safer than stoop lifting (knees straight and back bent) techniques when picking up heavy ...

Men who regularly lift heavy objects at work have higher sperm counts, according to a new study from researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The Boston scientists found that occupational factors, ...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a lawsuit Friday alleging that a Middlesex County long-term care facility violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it fired an employee who could no longer ...

A newly published article, “Can Heavy Lifting Cause a Hernia?“, is drawing increased attention from patients and reporters interested in understanding the connection between physical strain and hernia ...