Relationship between School Backpacks and Musculoskeletal Pain in Children 8 to 10 Years of Age: An Observational, Cross-Sectional and Analytical Study.

ABSTRACT: Back pain in children is a reality and various factors are involved in its etiology. The study's aim was to analyze the relationship between the use and type of backpack and pain in children. An analytical observational cross-sectional study was conducted among 123 schoolchildren between 8-10 years. Data on the participants' weight and height and their backpacks were collected, as well as the way of travel to school and their physical activity during the week. The results indicated that all backpacks were large because the backpack's height is longer than torso length. Participants who studied in a traditional educational system (62.60%) carried backpacks that exceeded 10% of their body weight. Additionally, 31.7% of the students presented pain. There is no significant correlation between

SUBMITTER: Hernandez TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7177975 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature