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Effect of different backpack loading from standing on ventilatory functions for primary school Egyptian children /

Eman Wagdy Mahmoud

Effect of different backpack loading from standing on ventilatory functions for primary school Egyptian children / تأثير حمل حقيبة الظهر المختلفة من وضع الوقوف علي وظائف الرئة في تلاميذ مدارس المرحلة الابتدائية المصرية Eman Wagdy Mahmoud ; Supervised Elham Elsayed Salem , Aly Saad Rafea - Cairo : Eman Wagdy Mahmoud , 2011 - 118 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Growth and Development Disorders in Pediatrics

Investigate the effect of shoulder girdle loading with different loads on ventilatory functions in primary school children. Two hundred and fifty primary school children aged between 8 to 12 years underwent spirometry measurements while adopting the following four conditions This study demonstrates a restrictive effect on ventilatory functions when a school bag is heavier than 20% of a child`s body weight



Backpack Loads Ventilatory functions