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Podiatric and stabilographic examinations of the effects of school bag carrying in children aged 11 to 15 years
adolescent
teenagers
backpack
stability
overload
school
Background: The issues raised in this study were inspired by the concern for the musculoskeletal status of school children. Carrying excess weight in the form of a school bag in this period of life affects the correct body posture of school children. The aim of the study was to analyze the influence of school bags on the feet force distribution on the ground and postural balance in children of both sexes between 11 and 15 years of age. Methods: The study investigated the distribution of pressure forces on the sole of the foot and its arch. The center of pressure for both feet and the whole body was also examined. The participants were 100 students from primary schools in Gdańsk, aged 11 to 15, including 54 girls and 46 boys. The research used a podobarographic platform that measures the distribution of foot pressure to the ground. The examinations included two measurements: in the first, the children stood on the platform in a natural position. Then, a 5 kg backpack was put on and they stood on the platform again. Results: Statistically significant differences were found in the distribution of the foot pressure on the ground in the left metatarsus (p = 0.000) and heel (p = 0.000) after putting on the backpack in both girls and boys. However, in the right foot, these differences concerned the metatarsal area (p = 0.001). The results of the balance tests were only statistically significant in the group of girls in the right foot sway area (p = 0.020). Conclusions: The school backpack load led to an increase in the values of the heel and metatarsal area measured in the students, causing its flattening.
| dc.abstract.en | Background: The issues raised in this study were inspired by the concern for the musculoskeletal status of school children. Carrying excess weight in the form of a school bag in this period of life affects the correct body posture of school children. The aim of the study was to analyze the influence of school bags on the feet force distribution on the ground and postural balance in children of both sexes between 11 and 15 years of age. Methods: The study investigated the distribution of pressure forces on the sole of the foot and its arch. The center of pressure for both feet and the whole body was also examined. The participants were 100 students from primary schools in Gdańsk, aged 11 to 15, including 54 girls and 46 boys. The research used a podobarographic platform that measures the distribution of foot pressure to the ground. The examinations included two measurements: in the first, the children stood on the platform in a natural position. Then, a 5 kg backpack was put on and they stood on the platform again. Results: Statistically significant differences were found in the distribution of the foot pressure on the ground in the left metatarsus (p = 0.000) and heel (p = 0.000) after putting on the backpack in both girls and boys. However, in the right foot, these differences concerned the metatarsal area (p = 0.001). The results of the balance tests were only statistically significant in the group of girls in the right foot sway area (p = 0.020). Conclusions: The school backpack load led to an increase in the values of the heel and metatarsal area measured in the students, causing its flattening. | |
| dc.affiliation | Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu | pl |
| dc.cm.date | 2021-11-09 | |
| dc.cm.id | 106273 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bukowska, Joanna M. | pl |
| dc.contributor.author | Jekiełek, Małgorzata - 224422 | pl |
| dc.contributor.author | Kruczkowski, Dariusz | pl |
| dc.contributor.author | Ambroży, Tadeusz | pl |
| dc.contributor.author | Rydzik, Łukasz | pl |
| dc.contributor.author | Spieszny, Michał | pl |
| dc.contributor.author | Jaszczur-Nowicki, Jarosław | pl |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-09T12:18:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-11-09T12:18:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | pl |
| dc.date.openaccess | 0 | |
| dc.description.accesstime | w momencie opublikowania | |
| dc.description.number | 19 | pl |
| dc.description.points | 70 | |
| dc.description.version | ostateczna wersja wydawcy | |
| dc.description.volume | 11 | pl |
| dc.identifier.articleid | 9357 | pl |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/app11199357 | pl |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 2076-3417 | pl |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/283256 | |
| dc.language | eng | pl |
| dc.language.container | eng | pl |
| dc.rights | Udzielam licencji. Uznanie autorstwa 4.0 Międzynarodowa | |
| dc.rights.licence | CC-BY | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.pl | |
| dc.share.type | otwarte czasopismo | |
| dc.source.integrator | false | |
| dc.subject.en | adolescent | |
| dc.subject.en | teenagers | |
| dc.subject.en | backpack | |
| dc.subject.en | stability | |
| dc.subject.en | overload | |
| dc.subject.en | school | |
| dc.subtype | Article | pl |
| dc.title | Podiatric and stabilographic examinations of the effects of school bag carrying in children aged 11 to 15 years | pl |
| dc.title.journal | Applied Sciences | pl |
| dc.type | JournalArticle | pl |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication |
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