REVIEW ARTICLE
Impact of Overloaded School Backpacks: An Emerging Problem
João Barbosa1, Mário C. Marques1, 2, Henrique P. Neiva1, 2, Catarina Santos1, Luís Branquinho3, Ricardo Ferraz1, 2, *, Daniel A. Marinho1, 2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2021Volume: 14
First Page: 76
Last Page: 81
Publisher ID: TOSSJ-14-76
DOI: 10.2174/1875399X02114010076
Article History:
Received Date: 5/5/2021Revision Received Date: 8/7/2021
Acceptance Date: 15/7/2021
Electronic publication date: 28/10/2021
Collection year: 2021
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
The possible adverse effects of overloading students' backpacks are a public concern and should be considered by the scientific and educational community. This topic has gained particular importance due to the childhood development process, which can increase the promotion of future disorders (e.g., back pain, low back pain, spinal column deviations). In this brief review, we critically analyze the impact of excess load in students' backpacks and attempt to identify solutions that can be useful to minimize the effects of this problem. It is necessary to find a viable alternative to classic backpacks that can contribute to minimizing the effects of backpack loads on children.