Development of a holistic backpack-back pain model for school children
Back pain among school children using backpacks is still a problem and generating interest from academia. Most research has been limited in scope. While some researchers carried out experimental investigations using biomechanical and physiological principles, others based their research on psychosoc...
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| author | James, Adeyemi Ademola Mohd. Rohani, Jafri Abdul Rani, Mat Rebi |
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| description | Back pain among school children using backpacks is still a problem and generating interest from academia. Most research has been limited in scope. While some researchers carried out experimental investigations using biomechanical and physiological principles, others based their research on psychosocial issues. The inability to recognize the complexity of factors that affect this issue may explain why conflicting results have been obtained by different researchers. Presently, a general recommendation for a backpack weight of 10–15% of body weight has been accepted as a standard. But recent findings still indicate back pain among backpack users in schools. The purpose of this paper was to develop a holistic backpack-back pain model that is based on concurrent research, including: biomechanics, psychosocial and physiological factors. A systematic approach was taken in evaluating relationships among the various factors thereby proposing a model that can serve as a tool for evaluating contextual issues involving backpack design and use and back pain. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-344532017-09-07T03:22:31Z http://eprints.utm.my/34453/ Development of a holistic backpack-back pain model for school children James, Adeyemi Ademola Mohd. Rohani, Jafri Abdul Rani, Mat Rebi TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Back pain among school children using backpacks is still a problem and generating interest from academia. Most research has been limited in scope. While some researchers carried out experimental investigations using biomechanical and physiological principles, others based their research on psychosocial issues. The inability to recognize the complexity of factors that affect this issue may explain why conflicting results have been obtained by different researchers. Presently, a general recommendation for a backpack weight of 10–15% of body weight has been accepted as a standard. But recent findings still indicate back pain among backpack users in schools. The purpose of this paper was to develop a holistic backpack-back pain model that is based on concurrent research, including: biomechanics, psychosocial and physiological factors. A systematic approach was taken in evaluating relationships among the various factors thereby proposing a model that can serve as a tool for evaluating contextual issues involving backpack design and use and back pain. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed James, Adeyemi Ademola and Mohd. Rohani, Jafri and Abdul Rani, Mat Rebi (2012) Development of a holistic backpack-back pain model for school children. In: 2012 Southeast Asian Network of Ergonomics Societies Conference (SEANES), 2012, Langkawi, Malaysia. |
| spellingShingle | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery James, Adeyemi Ademola Mohd. Rohani, Jafri Abdul Rani, Mat Rebi Development of a holistic backpack-back pain model for school children |
| title | Development of a holistic backpack-back pain model for school children |
| title_full | Development of a holistic backpack-back pain model for school children |
| title_fullStr | Development of a holistic backpack-back pain model for school children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a holistic backpack-back pain model for school children |
| title_short | Development of a holistic backpack-back pain model for school children |
| title_sort | development of a holistic backpack back pain model for school children |
| topic | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
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