Dr. Linda Glass of Lewiston’s Pediatric Associates says most middle and high school students are carrying backpacks that are too heavy and worn too low, which can cause premature back pain ...

Health experts told Fox News Digital that it is important parents be sure they're not sending their kids back to school with heavy, overweight book bags for ... well as with high school students.

B O S T O N, Feb. 13 -- Jared Idels, 13, takes the bus to and from WaylandMiddle School, so his heavy ... backpack pain are under way, including oneat Northeastern University focusing on high ...

It’s back-to-school time ... weighs 60 pounds shouldn’t carry a backpack weighing more than 12 pounds. Watch for signs that a backpack is too heavy, which include leaning forward while ...

The hidden dangers of heavy school backpacks ... your child is in primary or high school, the structural support of their school bag is critical,” says Oster. Bags with internal aluminium ...

So what he does to get relief is shift his backpack on his shoulder or let it hang from his hands. Bauch, a senior at Aquin High School in Freeport ... weight gets too heavy, yet he doesn ...

Thousands of children show up at the emergency room every year with backpack-related injuries. Now, a new study provides evidence that heavy backpacks really do strain children's spines.

Students carry a lot on their shoulders--including a heavy backpack. Doctors would like ... you don't want it sagging down and you don't want it too high up because it's going to pitch him forward ...

The National Safety Council says it’s not just the weight–but how you carry it: opt for a two-strapped backpack ... school Dr. Tabaie says lightweight tablets and computers replacing heavy ...

School bags normally weigh anywhere between 1 kg to 10 kgs. In a cross-sectional study to understand the effects of the weight of schoolbags and musculoskeletal health problems in primary school ...