Abstract
25Apr 2017 THE CHARACTERISTICS AND IMPACT OF SCHOOL BAG ON PRIMARY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL STUDENTS OF ALEXANDRIA GOVERNORATE Abeer A. Abdelati , Hanan K. Elmorshedi , Fatemah K. Bassiouni , Gehan M. Mounir , Mona H. Ahmed and Manal Y. Tayel. Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University. Department of Family Health, High Institute of Public Health. Department of Biostatistics, High Institute of Public Health.
Highlights
The effects that backpacks can potentially have on the body are numerous
The effects that backpacks can potentially have on the Received: 02 February 2017 Final Accepted: 16 March 2017 Published: April 2017 body ranges from no noticeable change in upright posture, postural stability and/or pain to the assumption of a position of trunk flexion accompanied by pain and postural instability
Students belonging to families with sufficient income, positive family history of back pain, students’ BMI
Summary
The effects that backpacks can potentially have on the body are numerous. Ranging from no noticeable change in upright posture, postural stability and/or pain to the assumption of a position of trunk flexion accompanied by painCorresponding Author:- Abeer Ali Abdelati. Ranging from no noticeable change in upright posture, postural stability and/or pain to the assumption of a position of trunk flexion accompanied by pain. The effects that backpacks can potentially have on the Received: 02 February 2017 Final Accepted: 16 March 2017 Published: April 2017 body ranges from no noticeable change in upright posture, postural stability and/or pain to the assumption of a position of trunk flexion accompanied by pain and postural instability. External forces, such as heavy backpack loads, may affect the development of normal skeletal. Alignment, resulting in musculoskeletal complaints, vertebral abnormalities and compensatory strategies that alter postures and structures
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