Alterations of hand muscle strength in children due to schoolbag carriage

• Main Authors: Ruchira Mukherjee (Author), Koumi Dutta (Author), Devashish Sen (Author), Subhashis Sahu (Author), Aparna Mukhopadhyay (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Heavy schoolbag carriage induces pain and fatigue in children. It can alter the handgrip strength (HGS) in children - an important parameter given that most activities in school curriculum require hand dexterity. The purpose of this study is to explore if and how schoolbag carriage influ...