{"id":356,"date":"2015-04-27T18:07:07","date_gmt":"2015-04-27T18:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=356"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:33:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:33:28","slug":"4-04-techniques-of-body-mechanics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=356","title":{"rendered":"4.04 Techniques of Body Mechanics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='dropshadowboxes-container ' style='width:auto;'>\r\n                            <div class='dropshadowboxes-drop-shadow dropshadowboxes-rounded-corners dropshadowboxes-inside-and-outside-shadow dropshadowboxes-lifted-both dropshadowboxes-effect-default' style=' border: 5px solid #d20000; height:; background-color:#ffffff;    '>\r\n                            <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zq97LFOSbVI?si=AF6FbQLZxBk9O5VQ&amp;start=33\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\n<h2><strong>Lifting<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Use the stronger leg muscles for lifting.<\/li>\n<li>Bend at the knees and hips; keep your back straight.<\/li>\n<li>Lift straight upward, in one smooth motion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Reaching<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Stand directly in front of and close to the object.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid twisting or stretching.<\/li>\n<li>Use a stool or ladder for high objects.<\/li>\n<li>Maintain a good balance and a firm base of support.<\/li>\n<li>Before moving the object, be sure that it is not too large or too heavy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Pivoting<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Place one foot slightly ahead of the other.<\/li>\n<li>Turn both feet at the same time, pivoting on the heel of one foot and the toe of the other.<\/li>\n<li>Maintain a good center of gravity while holding or carrying the object.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Avoid Stooping.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Squat (bending at the hips and knees).<\/li>\n<li>Avoid stooping (bending at the waist).<\/li>\n<li>Use your leg muscles to return to an upright position.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lifting. Use the stronger leg muscles for lifting. Bend at the knees and hips; keep your back straight. Lift straight upward, in one smooth motion. Reaching. Stand directly in front of and close to the object. Avoid twisting or stretching. Use a stool or ladder for high objects. Maintain a good balance and a firm &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=356\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">4.04 Techniques of Body Mechanics<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":342,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-356","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=356"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":991,"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/356\/revisions\/991"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}