There’s a warning from a health expert as parents begin to send their children back to school: Overloaded backpacks can cause serious back pain. So here’s some safety advice on how to lighten the load ...

While a backpack is still one of the best ways to tote homework, an overloaded or improperly worn backpack will get a failing grade. Worn correctly and not overloaded, a backpack is supported by some ...

Over half of the entire student population in the United States carries more than the recommended weight in backpacks, and some exceed it by much higher numbers than others. This results in countless ...

ATLANTA (MCT) – Even if you’re not a parent of school-aged children, the traffic and returning road rage has signaled the beginning of a new school year. But what may not be common knowledge, even to ...

Dear Mr. Dad: My 13-year-old son’s backpack weighs a ton (actually, 25 pounds, but it feels like a ton), and I’m afraid he’s going to hurt himself hauling it around. You’ve talked about the dangers of ...

The start of school brings with it potential injuries to students’ necks, shoulders and backs from heavy backpacks improperly worn. In addition to causing pain, these injuries to muscles and joints ...

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With a new school year underway, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is reminding parents that wearing backpacks improperly or ones that are too heavy put children at increased risk for ...

The New Hanover County Regional Medical Center distributed the information below. WILMINGTON - With thousands of elementary, middle and high school students going back to school, health experts warn ...