Pain From Carrying Backpacks

2024-10-30T17:09:37-07:00

Younger students often experience pain from carrying heavy backpacks. Lugging textbooks, folders, lunches, and drinks quickly adds extra weight, which can lead to strained necks from hunching over or lower back pain.

How Heavy Is Too Heavy?

On average, a backpack should not weigh more than 10-15% of a person’s body weight. However, children from 6 years […]