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2/2025
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Research paper

The impact of backpack load on foot arch development in school- aged children: a pilot study

Magdalena Nowak
1
,
Aleksandra Nowakowska
1
,
Daniel Gurin
2
,
Karina Słonka
3

  1. Doctoral School of Opole University of Technology, Opole, Poland
  2. Faculty of Health Care, Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic
  3. Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology, Opole, Poland
Research, Physiotherapy Review, 2025, 29(2), 24-34
Online publish date: 2025/06/26
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