Effects of backpack load position on spatiotemporal parameters and trunk forward lean

Gait and Posture

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-53

  Singh, Tarkeshwar ^a,b   Koh, Michael ^a  

^a Republic Polytechnic   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Backpack; Load; Locomotion; Placement; Spatiotemporal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CHILD; GAIT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WALKING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 57649174935     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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