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The Nepalese patuka in the prevention of back pain
1University Department of Orthopaedic and Accident Surgery, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.
International Orthopaedics
|October 1, 1994
Abstract:
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.