(Reuters Health) - Hospitals that implement safe patient handling and moving policies may find these practices associated with fewer injuries among healthcare workers, a small study suggests.

When a person falls, it is important that safe methods are used to move them, to avoid causing pain and/or further injury. This is critical to their chances of making a full recovery. Safe manual ...

How widespread is back injury? Four out of five people will, at some stage, suffer from back or musculo-skeletal injury. Other repetitive stress injuries are prevalent, too. It's a very common problem ...

SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE:KCI) today announced the acquisition of substantially all of the assets and intellectual property of TechniMotion Medical, an Austin, ...