Posture and musculoskeletal pain in eutrophic, overweighed, and obese students. A cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Mariana Vieira Batistão (Author), Leticia Carnaz (Author), Luis Felipe Barbosa (Author), Gislaine Cristina da Motta (Author), Tatiana de Oliveira Sato (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Childhood obesity increases susceptibility to musculoskeletal injuries. The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence of overweight and obesity and to identify differences in posture and musculoskeletal pain among eutrophic, overweight, and obese students. Participants were 420 students,...