Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of transfers with ingenuity which are transferring with kneeling posture and from back position and using transfer board (TB) in each posture on the low back load using a three dimensional motion analysis system. Of the ten healthy subjects participating in this study, nine adopted role caregiver and one was simulated patient. Five tasks were conducted; transferring from a bed to a wheelchair with standing posture without TB as control task, with kneeling posture and from back position with and without TB. As the results, four conditions caused smaller low back compression force than that of control task. Also, use of TB from back position showed the smallest low back compression force. These findings suggested that transferring with ingenuity could be effective to decrease low back load and the most effective way would be transferring from back position with TB.
