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Backpack carriage effect on neck angles and GRFs in children

What is it about?

Carrying backpack with a load 7.5% of the child’s body weight alters the head posture and GRFs values

Why is it important?

The findings of this study were a significant reduction in the craniovertebral angle (or increased forward head position) and an increase in the GRFs were found whilst carrying a backpack weighing 7.5% of children body weight. This implies carrying a backpack weighing 7.5% of body weight would be too heavy for primary school students aged 8 to 12 years to be able to maintain their normal postural alignment. Therefore, carrying backpack with small value of the child’s body weight may produce alteration of head posture and GRFs values during normal walking.

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Amr Abdel-aziem
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