Musculoskeletal disorders in the use of backpacks - A review

• Autor(a) principal: Pereira, Gonçalo A.
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Batista, Mariana R., Rodrigues, Matilde, Loureiro, Isabel F.
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/26136
• topic: Spine pathologies; Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)

Spine pathologies are not a recent problem. There is evidence that problems related to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in children and adolescents are increasingly (Ebbehojet al ., 2002), and the school environment and related tasks can have influence on it. The school environment is a factor of great influence in the development of postural changes and MSDs, for being the period of development of bone structure. At this period, improper habits in children and adolescents, such as incorrect posture, improper transport of backpacks or excess weight carried in backpacks can also be identified. Therefore, this is the best time to stimulate healthy habits to reduce the probability of occurrence of MSDs, irreversible in adult hood as in this period aspects related to overload and inappropriate postures become determinant to the development of the musculoskeletal system. The incorrect carrying of heavy backpacks can contribute greatly to this problem, which is the focus of this investigation study.