Add to ORKGBackground: . The aim of this study was to investigate of relationship of musculoskeletal symptoms with weight of backpack in Tehran secondary school students. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in the city of Tehran in 2009. Two hundred thirteen students partici­pated in study. Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used, asking about complaints of back, neck, and/or shoulders. Length and weight of the children were determined. Schoolbags were weighed, and the relative weight of the schoolbag was calculated. Results: Most prevalent  discomfort was in shoulders as 38.1%, neck 27.6% and back 16.7%. Average difference of weight of backpack in sample that had musculoskeletal with other samples was significant ...
Background: School age is a sensitive period in the child growth. Backpack weight has an important i...
Most children and teens carry backpacks that weigh more than 10 % or 15 % of their body weight, putt...
Background: Children in primary schools use school bags to carry study material, although the heavy ...
The study aims to investigate the relationship between the weight of backpacks and musculoskeletal p...
Background: Musculoskeletal disorders are a major public health problem. Recently, there has been an...
Background & aim: An increase in weight of school bags may lead to changes in body position. To comp...
Background: Musculoskeletal disorders, an increasing concern among school going children, primarily ...
BACKGROUND: School age children are in critical stage of their development. They might be carrying h...
Background Carrying heavy backpacks by school students at growth age can cause irreversible physical...
Study Design. A cross sectional study of 745 young adolescents in the Netherlands. Objectives. To as...
Study Design. A cross-sectional study of 745 young adolescents in the area of two Regional Health Ce...
Background: The carriage of loads on the back in children, >10% of one’s body weight (BW), induce...
As they grow, children go through different phases of growth and development, and very often due to ...
There is a growing concern these days that children are carrying way too much weight on their backs....
Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the association of schoolbag weight and carriage st...
Background: School age is a sensitive period in the child growth. Backpack weight has an important i...
Most children and teens carry backpacks that weigh more than 10 % or 15 % of their body weight, putt...
Background: Children in primary schools use school bags to carry study material, although the heavy ...
The study aims to investigate the relationship between the weight of backpacks and musculoskeletal p...
Background: Musculoskeletal disorders are a major public health problem. Recently, there has been an...
Background & aim: An increase in weight of school bags may lead to changes in body position. To comp...
Background: Musculoskeletal disorders, an increasing concern among school going children, primarily ...
BACKGROUND: School age children are in critical stage of their development. They might be carrying h...
Background Carrying heavy backpacks by school students at growth age can cause irreversible physical...
Study Design. A cross sectional study of 745 young adolescents in the Netherlands. Objectives. To as...
Study Design. A cross-sectional study of 745 young adolescents in the area of two Regional Health Ce...
Background: The carriage of loads on the back in children, >10% of one’s body weight (BW), induce...
As they grow, children go through different phases of growth and development, and very often due to ...
There is a growing concern these days that children are carrying way too much weight on their backs....
Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the association of schoolbag weight and carriage st...
Background: School age is a sensitive period in the child growth. Backpack weight has an important i...
Most children and teens carry backpacks that weigh more than 10 % or 15 % of their body weight, putt...
Background: Children in primary schools use school bags to carry study material, although the heavy ...