Most surveys and research show that greater than half of #students exceed the 15% recommendation.
If your student is having pain in their #back#neck, or anywhere else, give your physical therapist a call today. They'll be able to help!
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#BackToSchool
to back pain.
Carrying a heavy backpack changes children's posture, walking speed, step length and more. Unsurprisingly, we also know that as students walk greater distances and become more fatigued, all of these changes get worse.
That can set students up for back & neck pain.
These changes start to occur when the backpack weight is around 10% of the student's body weight. The consensus among experts is that students should not carry more than 15% of their body weight in a backpack.
Carrying heavy loads appears common.
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Can Going Back To School Cause Back Pain?
Fairview Park, Ohio
Students will always have things to carry back and forth between home and school. A backpack is a great way to do that, but if they're too heavy, backpacks can lead
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