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Purpose: Musculoskeletal symptoms in school going children are growing numerously in present context and are multifactorial in origin and heavy backpacks being one of them. Along with pain, posture is another important aspect which needs to be addressed as children are developing incorrect posture as a result of heavy backpacks. Methods: This was a crosssectional study done on 500 school going girls aged 10-14 years from the private and government schools of Belgaum city which included assessment of posture and musculoskeletal pain. The site of pain was assessed by using Body Diagram Chart, intensity of pain was assessed by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and posture was assessed by New York Posture Rating Scale (NYPR). Results: The most painful site was found to be shoulder followed by leg, hip, neck, and thorax. 46% of school going girls had shoulder pain out of which 33% had both shoulder pain 7.8% had right side pain and 5.2% had left side pain (p< .001). This study also showed that 34.7% of 14 years age girls had forward head posture.Forward head was seen increasing with increase in age (p < .001) Conclusion: Pain and postural abnormalities are associated with the use of backpacks in children. Commonest site of pain is shoulder and frequent postural abnormality noted was a forward head posture.

Assessment of Posture and Musculoskeletal Pain in School Going Girls Using Backpacks