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Research and Development


Articles & Additional Information

von Foerster, Marilyn Miller, PT, MA "BACKPACK SAFETY: AN OXYMORON"
As backpack use for school has become widespread, numerous articles and programs have offered instruction and guidelines in "backpack safety". Nevertheless, the incidence of backpack-related pain and injury continues to rise and has reached epidemic proportions. Click here to download the article.

Research

von Foerster, Marilyn Miller, PT, MA "Student Test of Back-T-Pack." (2004)
We provided the BackTpack® to 40 middle-school students between the ages of 11 and 14, and monitored their reports of pain and postural changes compared with conventional backpack use. Click here to view the study.

von Foerster, Marilyn Miller, PT, MA. "Our Kids, Backpacks, and the Back Epidemic."
Orthopaedic Practice. (2003) 15:34-39.

Harreby M, Neergarrd Ke, Hesselsoe G, et al. "Are radiographic changes in the thoracic and lumbar spine of adolescents risk factors for low back pain in adults?" Spine. (1995) 20:2298-2302.

Johnson J, King C. "Backpain prevalence correlated with adolescent backpack use." Unpublished doctoral thesis. Forest Grove, OR: Pacific University. (2003)

Lamar S, Yu B. "The effect of backpack weight on forward trunk lean in school-age children: A two-dimensional videographic analysis." Phys Ther Case Rep. (2000) 3 (1): 28-31.

Miller M, Medeiros J. "Recruitment of Internal Oblique and Transversus Abdominis Muscles During the Eccentric Phase of the Curl-Up Exercise." The Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association
(August 1987) 67(8). Click here to view the study.

Pascoe DD, Pascoe DE, Wang YT, Shim D, Dim CK. "Influence of carrying book bags on gait cycle and posture of youths. " Ergonomics. (1997) 40(6): 631-641.

Siambanes, David, DO, Martinez, Jason A, MA, Butler, Edgar W., PhD and Haider, Thomas, MD. "Influence of School Backpacks on Adolescent Back Pain." Pediatric Orthopedics (March/April 2004)
24:211-217