The Back Defender™ takes about two weeks to get used to (the learning curve). The Back Defender™ also requires officers to loosen their duty belt at least one and a half inches, and officers MUST have duty pants with at least one and a half inches of extra room in the waist line. Do not buy The Back Defender™ if you are impatient, do not have the extra room in your duty pants or your duty belt.

The Back Defender™ does not prevent or protect the user from injury.