Question

A client works in a warehouse and has been having low-back pain. Which statement would indicate the need for more education regarding safe lifting?

Answer 1

The correct answer would be - I hold the boxes away from my body so I don't drop them on my feet."

Explanation:

The client is experiencing lower back pain who works in a warehouse. The nurse could easily understand it is due to the picking the heavy boxes with the wrong technique most probably holding the boxes away from the body or center of gravity.

It can be indicated by the statement of the client that he holds the boxes away from the body to avoid dropping them on his feet, it is not a proper technique to picking the heavy object, one should hold the object near the body so it won't affect the back.

Thus, the correct answer is: I hold the boxes away from my body so I don't drop them on my feet."

Answer 2

The pain in our body are sensed by the special class of receptors known as nociceptors. The low back pain of the body can affect the intervertebral disc and ligaments of the lower body parts.

The medication is required in the severe pain and normal pain relieving gel can be applied in the mild pain of the low back. The statement that he will hold the box quite away from the body and will not fall on feet requires more teaching as this might worse the low back pain of individual.