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<blockquote data-quote="35years" data-source="post: 2321307" data-attributes="member: 60822"><p>I had back/disk problems until...</p><p>I realized that I could carry a heavy rug on my shoulder without the discomfort that a similar package carry in the "Power Zone" would cause.</p><p>So I started using the shoulder carry for situations where a cart was impossible... carrying out front just compressed the vertebrae too much.</p><p>I have had 20 years without a single back issue since switching.</p><p>Some people have rotator cuff issues and it would not work for them. Also, you have to be careful with the balance point.</p><p>I think UPS's objection to the shoulder carry is probably motivated by not wanting the pkgs to fall so far.</p><p>BTW when I started the standard for handling pkgs was not hand to surface, I believe a 6 inch drop was considered OK.</p><p>How many backs have been ruined by trying to bend that extra 6 inches?</p><p></p><p>The point is that it is important not to blindly accept the methods, but to evaluate what will lessen the impact on your body.</p><p>I am not going to wear out my knees or back climbing porch stairs or gingerly placing a clothing bag on the ground.</p><p></p><p>The mindset has to become "how can I do the job so I will last 30 years"</p><p>Not just "how can I do the job so I get done faster"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="35years, post: 2321307, member: 60822"] I had back/disk problems until... I realized that I could carry a heavy rug on my shoulder without the discomfort that a similar package carry in the "Power Zone" would cause. So I started using the shoulder carry for situations where a cart was impossible... carrying out front just compressed the vertebrae too much. I have had 20 years without a single back issue since switching. Some people have rotator cuff issues and it would not work for them. Also, you have to be careful with the balance point. I think UPS's objection to the shoulder carry is probably motivated by not wanting the pkgs to fall so far. BTW when I started the standard for handling pkgs was not hand to surface, I believe a 6 inch drop was considered OK. How many backs have been ruined by trying to bend that extra 6 inches? The point is that it is important not to blindly accept the methods, but to evaluate what will lessen the impact on your body. I am not going to wear out my knees or back climbing porch stairs or gingerly placing a clothing bag on the ground. The mindset has to become "how can I do the job so I will last 30 years" Not just "how can I do the job so I get done faster" [/QUOTE]
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