Medical X-Press – Gabriella Dunn
“Children are back at school with fresh school supplies, a new set of books, and likely a larger load in their backpack. But orthopedic surgeons are saying ill-fitting backpacks can put children at risk for muscle injuries, back, neck or shoulder pain and posture problems. Last year doctors and hospitals nationwide treated 10,000 children, ages 5 through 18, for backpack-related injuries, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. And those injuries are avoidable. Here are some tips from Nitin Khanna, spokeswoman for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, published in brief through MedlinePlus, of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.”(more)