How heavy are your kids’ backpacks? A new study shows the impact all those books could have on your child’s back.
Dr. Ken Hansraj, Chief of Spine Surgery at New York Spine Surgery & Rehabilitation Medicine, says that using both straps, making sure they are tight, and maintaining good posture can help reduce the toll.
He said that ideally, backpacks should not contain more than 10% of a student’s body weight.
