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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | The postural effects of load carriage on young people: a systematic review |
Author: | Steele, E. Bialocerkowski, A. Grimmer, K. |
Citation: | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2003; 4(12):12-1-12-7 |
Publisher: | BioMed Central Ltd. |
Issue Date: | 2003 |
ISSN: | 1471-2474 1471-2474 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Emily Steele, Andrea Bialocerkowski and Karen Grimmer |
Abstract: | Background: Spinal pain in young people is a significant source of morbidity in industrialised countries. The carriage of posterior loads by young people has been linked with spinal pain, and the amount of postural change produced by load carriage has been used as a measure of the potential to cause tissue damage. The purpose of this review was to identify, appraise and collate the research evidence regarding load-carriage related postural changes in young people. Methods: A systematic literature review sought published literature on the postural effects of load carriage in young people. Sixteen databases were searched, which covered the domains of allied health, childcare, engineering, health, health-research, health-science, medicine and medical sciences. Two independent reviewers graded the papers according to Lloyd-Smith's hierarchy of evidence scale. Papers graded between 1a (meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials) and 2b (well-designed quasi-experimental study) were eligible for inclusion in this review. These papers were quality appraised using a modified Crombie tool. The results informed the collation of research evidence from the papers sourced. Results: Seven papers were identified for inclusion in this review. Methodological differences limited our ability to collate evidence. Conclusions: Evidence based recommendations for load carriage in young people could not be made based on the results of this systematic review, therefore constraining the use of published literature to inform good load carriage practice for young people. |
Keywords: | Humans Back Pain Reproducibility of Results Posture Weight-Bearing Research Design Adolescent Child Bias |
Rights: | © 2003 Steele et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the article's original URL. |
DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2474-4-12 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-4-12 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Public Health publications |
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