{"id":3314,"date":"2021-01-27T05:11:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T05:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expresschiropractickeller.com\/?p=3314"},"modified":"2021-05-14T00:56:04","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T00:56:04","slug":"the-dangers-of-carrying-a-heavy-backpack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expresschiropractickeller.com\/the-dangers-of-carrying-a-heavy-backpack\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dangers of Carrying a Heavy Backpack"},"content":{"rendered":"
A backpack is an essential part of just about every kid\u2019s life.<\/p>\n
And while they can be a handy tool for toting all that stuff, the prolonged pull on the shoulders and neck along with the \u2018pulling down\u2019 force into the lower back spine all increase the likelihood of near-term pain and potentially long-term problems.<\/p>\n
Did you know a child\u2019s spine is still growing until the age of 22 \u2013 or older!<\/p>\n
This means that a heavy backpack or a backpack worn incorrectly could have a detrimental impact on their growing spine.<\/p>\n
The negative results include pain but may also include poor posture which can lead to self esteem issues.<\/p>\n
Studies at Johns Hopkins Children\u2019s Center showed overloaded backpacks as the cause of shoulder pain and poor posture in kids<\/p>\n
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Type of Pack<\/strong><\/p>\n Packing<\/strong><\/p>\n Lifting<\/strong><\/p>\n Wearing<\/strong><\/p>\n Your child is still growing and if you want to give her\/him the best chance of not \u2018enjoying\u2019 the same back and neck pain you have then be smart now and hopefully you can help her avoid spine issues now and later.<\/strong><\/p>\n A heavy downward force on a child\u2019s spine 5 days a week may cause conditions beyond pain, including scoliosis and posture imbalances. These more significant conditions can lead to long term problems that are more difficult to manage later in life.<\/p>\n Take action now to reduce the strain on your child\u2019s back and neck. The older your child gets, the more difficult it is to reverse any backpack related disorders with the spine.<\/p>\n If your child already shows signs or symptoms of backpack related issues such as pain or posture distortion then consider these options:<\/p>\n In particular, chiropractors are trained to see and feel any slight (or sometimes obvious) deviations in the spine and to detect any misalignments in the spine and use specific, light painless adjustments by hand or with specific instruments to fix these conditions.<\/p>\n A younger spine is much easier to correct than an older spine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Every day, parents bring their children into Express Chiropractic Keller with pain and postural distortions related to carrying a backpack. This article discusses the dangers of heavy and prolonged wearing of backpacks and how to avoid them. A backpack is an essential part of just about every kid\u2019s life. And while they can be a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0},"categories":[5,182,209,3,40,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/expresschiropractickeller.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3314"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/expresschiropractickeller.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/expresschiropractickeller.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expresschiropractickeller.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expresschiropractickeller.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/expresschiropractickeller.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3314\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expresschiropractickeller.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/expresschiropractickeller.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expresschiropractickeller.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expresschiropractickeller.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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