ArticleThe Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association2023
Relationship between backpack load location, sex, anthropometric and body composition factors with postural sway in healthy young adults.
Article in The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Impact of asymmetrical load magnitude and location on postural sway metrics in healthy young adults.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2026Article
- The Balance Tracking System (BTrackS) for Postural Control Assessment/Training - a Decade of Research.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Review
- Kinematic Evaluation of Sagittal Spine Motion During Walking With Internal Frame and Frameless Backpacks.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objective: Evaluate the effect of backpack load location on postural sway and correlate sway path length (PL) to anthropometrics and body composition. Methods: Fifteen participants aged 18-25 stood on a force plate with backpack load located high (LH), low (LL) or without backpack (NL). Body composition and anthropometric variables were correlated to PL. Results: Load increased PL, 95% confidence ellipse, and mean velocity while it reduced mediolateral SampEn (p<0.05). Females had increased mean velocity and PL of sway (p<0.05). Larger phase angles correlated with reduced PL under NL. Taller individuals correlated with reduced PL under LL. Greater mass correlated with reduced PL under LH. Conclusions: Load carriage regardless of load location increased postural sway metrics except mediolateral SampEn. Females had greater PL and mean velocity compared to males. Select anthropometric and body composition variables correlated with postural sway under different load conditions.
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