What we see nowadays, is all kids heaped up with so much so loads of books on their backs. The trail is not only seen in urban population but also in remote areas. This burden so high is causing a lot of disturbance in a child’s posture and walk. With the emerging era of best of education we all forgot how much pressure both physically and mentally we are putting on our children. Scientists have established that school children who use backpacks should avoid loads of more than 10% of their body weight and those who use trolleys, 20% of their body weight. To date, weight recommendations have been established for ordinary school backpacks, as they are the most widely used type in the school context worldwide. For the study, published in the ‘Applied Ergonomics’ journal, 49 primary school children were assessed. A kinematic analysis of the children (posture of the trunk and lower limbs) was conducted while (i) they walked freely, carrying no weight, (ii) carrying a traditional
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