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- To reduce the risk of back pain caused by backpacks, fit is important. Selecting the right size should be the first priority. It’s tempting to use a larger bag because it holds more items, but reducing the size of a backpack can help keep the weight down by incentivizing children and parents to regularly clean out what is not needed.
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May 23, 2018 · This study shows that an inexpensive intervention directed to reduce the backpack weight and back pain might have a positive effect in schoolchildren.
- Paloma Rodríguez-Oviedo, María Isolina Santiago-Pérez, Mónica Pérez-Ríos, Mónica Pérez-Ríos, Dorotea...
- 2018
The purpose of this study was to assess the presence of back pain in school children, as well as its link with school bags. Over 70% had a backpack that exceeded the 10% BW level. 32% complained of back pain, but 74% said it was low intensity pain (p < 0.001).
Apr 5, 2020 · We hypothesized that students who carried handled backpacks whose weight exceeded 10% of the student’s body weight would have more musculoskeletal pain and a lower pain threshold to pressure compared to students with backpacks less heavy or use a backpack with wheels.
- Tania López Hernández, Marina Caparó Ferré, Sílvia Giné Martí, Isabel Salvat Salvat
- 2020
Excessive schoolbag weight can lead to back pain in children, which increases the risk of chronic back pain in adulthood. There is limited research regarding this among the Maltese paediatric population. A cross-sectional study was undertaken across all schools in Malta among students aged 8–13 years (inclusive).
Accordingly, this study sought to assess the effectiveness of a corrective and preventive school-based intervention aimed at (a) reducing backpack weight in the 12- to 14-year age group; and,...
- Paloma Rodríguez-Oviedo, María Isolina Santiago-Pérez, Mónica Pérez-Ríos, Mónica Pérez-Ríos, Dorotea...
- 2018
Sep 18, 2019 · A child’s backpack should not weigh more than 15 percent of his or her body weight in order to prevent back pain. Choose the right backpack for your child.
Oct 28, 2021 · In fact, 80% of children who reported low back pain blamed it on an excessive school backpack weight [42, 43], and biomechanical factors, such as school backpack characteristics, have traditionally been associated with back pain in children and adolescents [2].
