RT Journal Article
T1 A kinematic comparison of gait with a backpack versus a trolley for load carriage in children
A1 Orantes González, Eva
A1 Heredia Jiménez, J.
A1 Robinson, M.A.
K1 SPM
K1 Students
K1 Rucksack
K1 Wheeled backpack
K1 Recommendations
AB The use of a school trolley is reaching and even surpassing the use of backpacks in many countries, although a recommended load has not been studied. To accomplish this, 3D gait kinematics of the lower limbs and thorax were analysed in 49 students walking unloaded, pulling a school trolley or carrying a backpack, all with either 10%, 15%, or 20% BW. The variables obtained were the degrees of exion/extension, adduction/abduction and internal/external rotation of the thorax, pelvis, hip, knee and ankle. Statistical parametric mapping was used to evaluate di erences between conditions and loads throughout the gait cycle. In the backpack conditions, the magnitudes of the di erences decreased from proximal to distal joints compared to the unloaded condition. The use of a school trolley only required minor kinematic adaptations. Therefore, from kinematic analysis, it is recommended to avoid loads above 10% BW for children using a backpack and below 20% BW for children using a trolley.
PB Elsevier
YR 2019
FD 2019-05-07
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22372
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22372
LA en
NO Orantes-Gonzalez, E., Heredia-Jimenez, J., & Robinson, M. A. (2019). A kinematic comparison of gait with a backpack versus a trolley for load carriage in children. Applied Ergonomics, 80, 28-34.
NO FPU13/ 00162
NO Departamento Deporte e Informática. Universidad Pablo de Olavide
DS RIO
RD May 8, 2026