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"Are you a health professional who wants to feel confident about the manual handling solutions you offer people with disabilities and their caregivers? At long last there is a book that provides a framework for health professionals for solving complex manual handling problems. The Manual Handling Revolution offers simple yet powerful insights into how we think about manual handling, and guides you through a process for changing that thinking to achieve creative solutions for people with disabilities and their caregivers. In this book you will discover how to objectively evaluate equipment options to find the best solution to a problem; how to get the best out of equipment solutions you already use to eliminate manual handling; how to achieve a win-win outcome for the person with disabilities and their caregivers; a method for you to feel confident as a professional in the solutions you recommend; a systematic framework for understanding the manual handling assessment process. If you aspire to excellence in manual handling and want to make a positive impact on the lives of people with disabilities and their caregivers, this book is for you."--Back cover.