What is it about?
This study provides the community with a double-sided bag that maintains the body balance and upright postural alignment that may reduce the potential negative effects of the traditional backpack, i.e. neck pain and postural deviations. So, using the double-sided bag will be more comfortable for students than the traditional backpack.
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Why is it important?
To the best of our knowledge, the effects of a nontraditional backpack on neck angles and balance have received almost no attention in scientific literature related to children. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the changes in body balance and neck angles when carrying a traditional school backpack and a double-sided bag (load placed bilaterally).
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This study provides the community with a double-sided bag that maintains the body balance and upright postural alignment that may reduce the potential negative effects of the traditional backpack, i.e. neck pain and postural deviations. So, using the double-sided bag will be more comfortable for students than the traditional backpack.
Prof. Dr. Amr Almaz Abdel-aziem
Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University
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This page is a summary of: Postural balance and neck angle changes in school children while carrying a traditional backpack versus a double-sided bag, Biomedical Human Kinetics, May 2018, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/bhk-2018-0010.
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