Lower Back v Pelvic Support?

[jwilso]

do you have a problem with the harness that you currently use? if so can you outline these issues for us?

i must admit that when i first read your post i was a little suspicious. it looks to me that you may just be promoting this harness. is this not the case then???????

[grover]

Thank you so much everyone who responded, I have taken note of your observations, I am not promoting this harness, just curious as to the philosophy it is being marketed with.

The idea of supporting the pelvic girdle rather than the lower back does make sense to me, I'm just concerned about my lower back not having any support.

Building up muscles round the lower back makes sense and I believe that the designers of this harness actively stress the importance of correct body conditioning for our type of work.

I am grateful for evryone who took the time to type a response.

I will try and find a video of a treeclimber at work in the tree, maybe it would help you guys if you ever had to deal with a tree surgeon/climber who was having back problems? at least help you understand the stresses and strain our bodies are under.

Thanks again

Grover

[whizzfizz]

Hi Grover,
regarding your harness, I have done a bit of rock climbing, and your harness looks a similar sort. I think you have to ask yourself what is it for; a)safe suspension, b) allowing flexibility of movement c) supporting your back. the harness you show does a and b, not c, but I feel that back supports are to keep the back still and protect it from too much movement. If you are starting with a healthy functional back, then this support looks fine. spines are designed to be flexible, but beware overloading them!
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