The arduous nature of the IDEL profession (state-certified private nurse)
Les Musculo-Skeletal Disorders (MSDs) have become a major concern for health and safety at work in France. These conditions affect muscles, tendons, joints and nerves, causing pain, discomfort and disability for workers.
Private nurses, who provide nursing care at home, often face significant physical challenges due to the nature of their work, due to the repetitive movements and uncomfortable postures involved in moving and lifting patients. MSDs constitute 95% of recognized occupational diseases in the health and medico-social sector, 20% of work accidents, and 60% of work stoppages in the sector are linked to back pain (source : Ameli, France).
The opinion of an IDEL equipped with a Japet exoskeleton
A self-employed nurse since 2003 in France, Mrs. CONTE is no exception. And after more than 10 years of low back pain, she decided to equip herself with technology that takes care of her and allows her to finally live pain-free from her passion job: lThe robotic exoskeleton from Japet Medical.
🎙️ “Our daily routine consists of caring for 18 to 30 patients per day over a radius of nearly 100 kilometers. Lower back pain developed about ten years ago due to handling heavy loads, helping my bedridden patients move, which may include lifting or supporting them. A year ago, I decided to take care of myself other than through the unique spectrum of physiotherapist, chiropractor or even osteopath. Not only does the exoskeleton relieve pain but above all it allows me to practice my profession without fear of hurting myself. It's good for the body, it's good for your mental health too! ” Precise Mrs CONTE.
Equipped since 2023, Mrs CONTE is now much more comfortable doing her job and is no longer afraid of getting hurt. At each patient visit for whom she knows that she will have to carry out heavy handling, she equips herself with her motorized exoskeleton in less than 30 seconds.
🎙️ “We do a job that requires passion, patience and also a body that is able to hold on. But when a pain attack occurs, there is no question of leaving patients on the side of the road so you grit your teeth. But the pain takes precedence over our ability to listen and empathize. Finding a solution for me but also for my patients was obvious, even as a liberal.”
Today, Mrs CONTE is able to work without lower back pain and can once again practice her profession calmly and with pleasure.
To go further:
- France info went to the Forcelles hospital, for a report on the use of exoskeletons in the physiotherapy team.
- All the details about the d range Japet exoskeletons for nursing and nursing assistant jobs
