The Nepalese patuka in the prevention of back pain.
The patuka is a special piece of cloth worn around the waist by heavy workers and mountain porters in Nepal. An investigation was carried out to study its role in preventing pain in the back. Observations of intra-abdominal pressure and the lumbosacral compression force confirmed that the patuka might be responsible for the low incidence of back pain in those wearing it.
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University Department of Orthopaedic and Accident Surgery, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.
D000005:Abdomen / Q000502:physiology; D001416:Back Pain / Q000208:ethnology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D009390:Nepal; D011312:Pressure; D011481:Protective Clothing; D013131:Spine / Q000502:physiology; D016474:Weight-Bearing