Backpack-back pain complexity and the need for multifactorial safe weight recommendation

• Main Authors: Adeyemi, A. J., Rohani, J. M., Abdul Rani, M. R.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2017
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/75325/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84992300116&doi=10.1016%2fj.apergo.2016.04.009&partnerID=40&md5=57a625d0cb38ea0a0b047625a63dac8e

The study analysed backpack-related back pain in school children by investigating the possibility of multiple interactions among causative factors, which may be responsible for the non-conclusive findings on the issue. Using data from 444 prepubescent schoolchildren, a mixed method design combining...