Changes in posture and perceived exertion in adolescents wearing backpacks with and without abdominal supports

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 509-515

  Marsh, Andrew B ^a,b   DiPonio, Lisa ^a   Yamakawa, Karen ^a   Khurana, Seema ^a   Haig, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Backpack; Ergonomics; Exertion; Posture

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOBILIZATION; PERCEPTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREADMILL; UNIVERSITY;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; BACK; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; POSTURE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; WALKING; WEIGHT PERCEPTION; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33744803464     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.phm.0000219149.14010.d0     Document Type: Article

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