Prevalence of Shoulder Pain among School-Going Children of the Age Group 10-15 Years Due to Heavy Bags

Purpose: This study aims to check the prevalence of shoulder pain due to heavy bags, which causes repetitive stress on the shoulder.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 327 students of schools in Sialkot.The Modified Nordic Questionnaire was used to determine the shoulder pain.Children's weight was measured.School bag weight was measured, and to bag-to-bodyweight ratio was also calculated.Results: Research study of prevalence of shoulder pain in school-going children due to heavy bags shows that out of 327 students, which is our sample size, Shoulder Pain prevalence in 10,11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 years of age groups was 95%, 71.7%, 75.3%, 70.8%, 71.7% and 60.7% respectively.This shows that Shoulder pain prevalence was higher in the 10-year of age group.After the studies, we also concluded that Pain Prevalence was higher in males due to heavy bags.Conclusion: Prevalence of shoulder pain among school-going children due to heavy bags was very high in the 10-year age group, which is 95% and most of the students had a bag-to-body weight ratio higher than the standard ratio.