| Burdensome Backpacks: Too Heavy To Bear? |
| Is your child's backpack too heavy? Is toting school supplies and books going to cause your child problems, both now and in the future? Before you let your child load up that backpack again, take a look at a few of the recommended guidelines below. It may just save your child from a future of chronic back pain!A child's backpack should weigh no more than 5-10 percent of his or her body weight. Any heavier, and the child will attempt to compensate for the extra burden by bending forward. The heavier the load, the more need there is to compensate. This forward lean can cause severe lower back pain. |
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