Students - Back Packs & Back Problems
There are many different styles of back packs available. Which one is correct for your child’s school needs and what can you as a parent do to help prevent back problems?
As a Chiropractor it would give me great pleasure to see every back pack custom fitted for each child’s frame the way high quality hiking and military packs are sized.
Unfortunately the decision making process on the types of allowable back packs has already been made by the school system. For security reasons all back packs must be of the see through type. This leaves two basic materials to be utilized: see through mesh or clear vinyl plastic. There are some common sense principles you can follow to make sure that your child does not experience back problems from these packs.