Effect of prolonged walking with backpack loads on trunk muscle activity and fatigue in children

This study investigated the effect of prolonged walking with load carriage on muscle activity and fatigue in children. Fifteen Chinese male children (age = 6 years, height = 120.0 ± 5.4 cm, mass = 22.9 ± 2.6 kg) performed 20-min walking trials on treadmill (speed = 1.1 m s-1) with different backpack...

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Main Authors:	Youlian Hong, Jing-Xian Li, Daniel Fong
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2008
Subjects:	Other health sciences not elsewhere classified Gait Electromyography Muscle activity Muscle fatigue Schoolbag Load carriage Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/21246
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