Backpack Weight Impacts

2020 ◽  
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381 BACKPACK WEIGHT CARRIED BY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL AND WHEN HIKING. ARE THE RECOMMENDED LIMITS KNOWN AND COMPLIED WITH?

2005 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. S145.1-S145
Author(s):  
A. Lelani ◽  
J. Guilfoyle ◽  
A. Pitfield ◽  
A. Macnab
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Backpack Weight

Effects Of Backpack Weight Distribution On Perceived Exertion And Heart Rate During Simulated Hiking

2005 ◽  
Vol 37 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S400-S401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katelyn Wells-Fahling ◽  
Matt Green ◽  
Steve Spencer ◽  
Thad Crews ◽  
Randy Deere
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Weight Distribution ◽  
Perceived Exertion ◽  
Backpack Weight

EFFECTS OF WALKING GRADE AND BACKPACK WEIGHT ON SAGITTAL TRUNK INCLINATION DURING LOAD CARRIAGE

2002 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. S280 ◽  
Author(s):  
E A. Harman ◽  
M E. LaFlandra ◽  
C E. Pandorf ◽  
P N. Frykman
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Load Carriage ◽  
Trunk Inclination ◽  
Backpack Weight

The Association of Self-Reported Backpack Use and Backpack Weight With Low Back Pain Among College Students

2010 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 432-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary Heuscher ◽  
David P. Gilkey ◽  
Jennifer L. Peel ◽  
Catherine A. Kennedy
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College Students ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Backpack Weight

scholarly journals Influence of the Weight of a School Backpack on Spinal Curvature in the Sagittal Plane of Seven-Year-Old Children

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Walicka-Cupryś ◽  
Renata Skalska-Izdebska ◽  
Maciej Rachwał ◽  
Aleksandra Truszczyńska
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Body Weight ◽  
Lumbar Lordosis ◽  
Sagittal Plane ◽  
Body Posture ◽  
Spinal Curvature ◽  
Vertical Position ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Total Length ◽  
Backpack Weight

The aim of the paper was to determine a correlation between the weight of a child’s backpack, their body weight, and certain features of their body posture.Material and Methods. The study group consisted of 109 children, all aged seven years. The parameters of body posture were determined using the Zebris Ultrasonic System.Results. The number of children carrying a school backpack in accordance with recommendations was 44 subjects (40.37%). Statistically significant changes were found in the total length of the spine (Z=2.223,p=0.026) and between backpack weight and changes in the following parameters: the total length of the spine (rs=-0.3999,p=0.017), the length and the angle of the lumbar lordosis (rs=-0.3352,p=0.049), the angle of the lumbar lordosis (rs=-0.5065,p=0.002), and the sacral angle (rs=-0.4279,p=0.010).Conclusions. Wearing a backpack heavier than 10% of one’s body weight can cause shallowing of the lumbar lordosis and a tendency towards a vertical position of the sacrum. Monitoring the weight of children’s school backpacks and enabling them to leave books and notebooks at school would probably be beneficial in reducing the daily burden put on children’s spines.

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