Backpacks: Function vs. Fashion

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Chiropractors, pediatricians and orthopedic surgeons
alike agree that backpacks are a problem for your child’s
spine. While alone they may not cause major problems,
overloading and improper carrying of a backpack can
lead to headaches, neck, shoulder, and lower back pain.

Chiropractors, pediatricians and orthopedic surgeonsalike agree that backpacks are a problem for your child’sspine. While alone they may not cause major problems,overloading and improper carrying of a backpack canlead to headaches, neck, shoulder, and lower back pain.