Postural Compensations and Subjective Complaints Due to Backpack Loads and Wear Time in Schoolchildren Aged 8 to 11

Backpacks are used by more than 90% of schoolchildren worldwide and over 40 million students in the United States on a regular basis. The carriage of loaded backpacks is associated with kinematic and physiological changes, as well as complaints of neck and back pain. Since a history of backpain in c...

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Main Author: Kistner, Frances E
Format: Others
Published: Scholarly Repository 2011
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Online Access:http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/613