Research Article

Influence of Shopping Bags Carrying on Human Responses While Walking

Table 2

F and values for the muscles studied. Their %MVC was significantly affected by the two-way interaction between the carrying technique and the shopping bags’ weight.

Weight × carrying technique
F(2, 24)

Hypothenar8.682<0.001
Thenar22.085<0.0001
Brachioradialis22.667<0.0001
Flexor digitorum superficialis13.804<0.0001
Medial deltoid3.831<0.041
Lower trapezius9.001<0.001
Left erector spinae27.838<0.0001