Changes in spinal curvature and proprioception of schoolboys carrying different weights of backpack

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2148-2156

  Chow, D H K ^a   Leung, K T Y ^a   Holmes, A D ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Children; Load Carriage; Repositioning; Spine curvature

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); BIOMECHANICS; HEALTH RISKS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

SPINAL CURVATURE; SPINAL POSITIONING CONSISTENCY;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KYPHOSIS; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PROPRIOCEPTION; SPINE DISEASE; STANDING; THORACIC SPINE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; SPINAL CURVATURES; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 36549064330     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701459832     Document Type: Article

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