Training in lifting doesn't prevent back strain

Research just published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) suggests that training and advising workers on lifting and handling does not prevent back pain.

The research process included two trials: one showed no effect on back pain of training in transfer techniques amoing those looking after elderly people; in the other behaviour based training on lifting in a distribution centre did not result in a difference in rates of back injury during one year of follow-up.

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