Research LettersBackpack as a daily load for schoolchildren
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Optimization of backpack loads using gait parameters in school boys
2021, Journal of Bodywork and Movement TherapiesCitation Excerpt :Disturbance of load carriage will contribute to osteoarthritis, and this aspect is discussed in existing literature (Gomoll et al., 2016). This finding lends credence to the role of gait deviation as an early screening tool for cumulative trauma disorders of the lower limb (Grimmer et al., 2002; Negrini et al. 1999; Hong and Brueggemann 2000). Our findings are in sharp contradiction to a study on the effects of backpack loads on kinematic variables of gait on normal school-going girls, which concluded that there are no gross changes noted during ambulation with and without backpacks (Chow et al., 2005).
Effects of an improved biomechanical backpack strap design on load transfer to the shoulder soft tissues
2018, Journal of BiomechanicsShoulder skin and muscle hemodynamics during backpack carriage
2015, Applied ErgonomicsCitation Excerpt :In the United States, fourth and fifth grade students carry a mean backpack loads of 10% and 12% of their body weights, respectively (Forjuoh et al., 2003). In Italy, school children carry backpack loads with a median average load of 9.3 kg or 22% of their body weights (Negrini et al., 1999). In addition, typical backpack loads of Australian school children (age range 8–12 years) are 5.3 kg or 10% of their bodyweight on average (Grimmer and Williams, 2000).
A prospective 1-year study on load reduction of school backpacks shows reversible changes of body posture in schoolchildren
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