Load Carriage in School Children: Epidemiology & Exercise Science

ISBN-13: 9781616686222 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 276 str.

Youlian Hong

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Concerns have been raised over the years about the backpack or school bag weight of children in countries world-wide. A strong association was found between habitual heavy backpack carriage and spinal symptoms such as fatigue, back pain, numbness, shoulder pain, and even spinal deformity. This book reviews research on load carriage among children.