Soares, HelenaLoureiro, IsabelSilva, DianaRodrigues, Matilde2022-02-212022-02-212015-11Soares, H., Loureiro, I., Silva, D., & Rodrigues, M. A. (2015). Determination of maximum acceptable weight of schoolbag carriage in one shoulder. In R. A. Silva, P. Baylina, F. Q. Vieira, C. Barrias, M. Rubim, T. Coelho, C. Prudêncio, & Â. Jesus (Eds.), II Congresso Internacional da Saúde Gaia Porto: Livro de Resumos (pp. 53). Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Instituto Politécnico do Porto.978-989-20-6340-9http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/20024Pain and discomfort are prevalent symptoms among children and adolescents in school age. Carrying heavily loaded schoolbags or carrying it improperly, such as in a single shoulder, has been related to this symptomatology. In view of this, it is important to better understand the students' perceptions about what they consider to be a safe weight to carry.engconference object