TY  - JOUR
T1  - HIgh contact pressure beneath backpack straps of children contributes to pain
AU  - Macias BR, Murthy G, Chambers H, Hargens AR
Y1  - 2005/12/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpedi.159.12.1186
JO  - Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
SP  - 1186
EP  - 1188
VL  - 159
IS  - 12
N2  - 
Worldwide, 92% to 94% of schoolchildren carry backpacks1- 2 and frequently complain of shoulder and back pain.1,3 On average, children load their backpacks between 10% to 22% body weight (BW).4- 5 An understanding of how loads are distributed under backpack straps may help identify the source of shoulder and back pain in children. The purpose of this study was to quantify the contact pressures and perceived pain under backpack straps while children carried varying loads.

SN  - 1072-4710
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpedi.159.12.1186
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.159.12.1186
ER  -