ArticleJournal of pain research2011
Poor sitting posture and a heavy schoolbag as contributors to musculoskeletal pain in children: an ergonomic school education intervention program.
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- Improper sitting posture mediates the association between single-shoulder backpack carrying and back pain in adolescents: a cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The Effects of Postural Education or Corrective Exercise on the Craniovertebral Angle in Young Adults with Forward Head Posture: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of exercise science · 2023Article
- Reduction of lumbar hyperlordosis in a pediatric: a Chiropractic BiophysicsJournal of physical therapy science · 2022Article
- Identification of factors related to behaviors associated with musculoskeletal pain among elementary students.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Backpack improper use causes musculoskeletal injuries in adolescents: A systematic review.Journal of education and health promotion · 2021Article
- Development and validation of the tool for the evaluation of the behavioral factors affecting the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in Iranian students.BMC pediatrics · 2020Article
- Sedentariness and Back Health in Western Cape Primary School Students: Protocol for a Pragmatic Stepped-Wedge Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- Neck and shoulder pain among elementary school students: prevalence and its risk factors.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Normative values for relative schoolbag weight in primary school children aged 6-14 from Czech Republic: A pilot study.PloS one · 2019Article
- Intervention Study for Reducing Schoolbag Weights in Two Rural Schools in Maharashtra.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2018Article
- Ergonomic behaviour of learners in a digitally driven school environment: Modification using an ergonomic intervention programme.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2018Article
- A Study of School Bag Weight and Back Pain among Primary School Children in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.Epidemiology (Sunnyvale, Calif.) · 2016Article
- The spinal posture of computing adolescents in a real-life setting.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2014Article
- The effect of complex training on the children with all of the deformities including forward head, rounded shoulder posture, and lumbar lordosis.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2014Article
- [Relationship between the characteristics of tables and benches and anthropometric measurements of schoolchildren in Benin].The Pan African medical journal · 2014Article
- Ergonomic assessment and musculoskeletal health of the underprivileged school children in pune, India.Health promotion perspectives · 2013Article
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11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesThe purpose of this study was to evaluate a multidisciplinary, interventional, ergonomic education program designed to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal problems by reducing schoolbag weight and correcting poor sitting posture.
methodsData were collected twice before and twice following intervention using the Standardized Nordic Body Map Questionnaire, a rapid upper limb assessment for posture evaluation, and schoolbag weight measurement in children aged 8 and 11 years attending two schools within the central region of Malaysia.
resultsStudents who received the ergonomic intervention reported significant improvements in their sitting posture in a classroom environment and reduction of schoolbag weight as compared with the controls.
conclusionA single-session, early intervention, group ergonomics education program for children aged 8 and 11 years is appropriate and effective, and should be considered as a strategy to reduce musculoskeletal pain among schoolchildren in this age group.
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