Paez-Moguer, JoaquinMontes-Alguacil, JesusGarcia-Paya, IreneMedina-Alcantara, MiguelEvans, Angela MargaretGijon-Nogueron, Gabriel2023-01-252023-01-252019-08-21http://hdl.handle.net/10668/14426The purpose of this study was to analyze spatiotemporal parameters of gait in children using varyingly loaded Backpacks(BP). This cross-sectional study examined 231 schoolchildren (118 boys, 113 girls) aged six to 12 years, carrying a traditional BP to manipulate loading (Crossing Backpack Children Arpenaz 7 Litres, Junior Red Quechua). Load was added to the BPs in increments of 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% of the child's body weight. Spatio-temporal parameters were measured with the OptoGait system. Significant differences were observed in single support (p enAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Body WeightChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGaitHumansMalePostural BalanceSpatio-Temporal AnalysisWeight-Bearingresearch article31434980open access10.1038/s41598-019-48675-32045-2322PMC6704062https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-48675-3.pdfhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6704062/pdf