The effects of military body armour on trunk and hip kinematics during performance of manual handling tasks

Musculoskeletal injuries are reported as burdening the military. An identified risk factor for injury is carrying heavy loads; however, soldiers are also required to wear their load as body armour. To investigate the effects of body armour on trunk and hip kinematics during military-specific manual...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lenton, G., Aisbett, B., Neesham-Smith, D., Carvajal, A., Netto, Kevin
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16522