Association between school bags with active commuting to school and musculoskeletal pain

Authors

  • Manuel Ávila-García PA-HELP ¨Physical Activity for Health Promotion¨ Grupo de investigación. Departamento de Educación Física y Deporte, Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
  • Patricio Solís-Urra PROFITH “PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity” Grupo de investigación. Departamento de Educación Física y Deportiva, Facultad de Ciencias del DeporteInstituto Mixto Universitario de Investigación en Deporte y Salud (iMUDS), Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
  • Francisco Javier Huertas-Delgado PA-HELP ¨Physical Activity for Health Promotion¨ Grupo de investigación. Departamento de Didáctica Musical, Plástica y de la Expresión Corporal, Centro de Magisterio La Inmaculada, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
  • Pablo Tercedor PA-HELP ¨Physical Activity for Health Promotion¨ Grupo de investigación. Departamento de Educación Física y Deporte, Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
  • Emilio Villa-González PA-HELP ¨Physical Activity for Health Promotion¨ Grupo de investigación. Departamento de Educación Física y Deporte, Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/sportk.464011
Keywords: Physical activity, Commuting, Musculoskeletal pain, School bags, Children

Abstract

The aims of this study were; 1- Analyze the mode of commuting of the school children to school, the weight and type of school bags they were carrying and musculoskeletal pain separately by sex. 2- Analyze the association between weights of school bags with mode of commuting to school. A total of 76 children (8.8 ± 0.3 years, 50% children) participated in the study. The Pediatric Pain questionnaire was used to determine the presence or absence of pain. The PACO questionnaire was used to know the mode of commuting to school. The results showed that the active commuting were higher in boys than girls (p =0.042). In addition, there was a significant association between meeting the school bags weight recommended and active commuting from school to home (OR =3.88, p =0.039). Meeting with the weight of the school bags recommended may favor the non-appearance of musculoskeletal pain and active commuting to school.

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02-01-2022
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Ávila-García, M., Solís-Urra, P., Huertas-Delgado, F. J. ., Tercedor, P., & Villa-González, E. (2022). Association between school bags with active commuting to school and musculoskeletal pain. SPORT TK-EuroAmerican Journal of Sport Sciences, 11, 3. https://doi.org/10.6018/sportk.464011
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