During a field observation of professional movers, it was noticed that some experienced movers carried loads by placing them posterior to their pelvis and holding them against their back. There is ample load carriage research in biomechanics and ergonomics regarding backpack usage in both civilian and military populations. However, there is a void of literature that investigates hand-held load carriage. The purpose of this study was two-fold: (1) to assess the biomechanical differences between hand-held load carriage anterior and posterior to the pelvis; and, (2) to determine if an assistive load carriage device could reduce muscle effort while carrying loads either anterior or posterior to the pelvis.

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