EFFECT OF SCHOOL BACKPACK WEIGHT ON SCHOOL CHILDREN BALANCE

AND MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN

Introduction

Every year when school starts, all children in the world are ready to go to school. Usually
their have a many books and supplies, and backpacks are a good mode of transporting that
for school aged children from kindergarten until collage. Some children walk to, from and
around school carrying backpacks filled with books and materials.Using a backpack allows a
person to carry more items than would be possible by the arms and hands alone. But
sometimes the backpacks school is overload, and because of this can put pressure on their
joints and ligaments to initiate the back strain process.