Many children have started school these days for the first time. Others, continue the previous courses, but remain small. Therefore, It is very important that they are not loaded with a lot of weight in the backpack. In fact, the first years would be enough with a small bag for lunch and water.
However, it is possible to see small children who wear large backpacks, and who wear them badly. But how should the children carry the backpack? This video explains the basic questions about school bags in children, so that the back does not suffer and are not prone to pain.
And it is that backaches are a frequent cause of medical consultation. These pains are mainly translated into contractures and overloads, mechanical pains that, although not generally serious, can lead to long-term health problems.
To prevent back pain In relation to the school bag, two factors must be taken into account: the weight that the child carries in the backpack (must not exceed 10% of the child's body weight) and the way in which he puts that weight inside the backpack (well distributed, the heaviest in the part next to the back ...).
To ensure that these factors are met, the design of the backpack (padded on the back, wide and padded shoulder straps, with a waist strap and even on the sternum ...) and, above all, how the child puts it on (with the two braces, on the buttocks, balanced ...).
In the video, prepared by Lighthouses of the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (Barcelona), we see Dr. Julita Medina, specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Rehabilitation Service of this center detailing how children should carry the backpack to prevent pain back.
Although the girl who appears in the model images is older than the ages we talked about in Babies and more, the tips are the same for younger children. Anyway, remember, the longer we can wait to load your backpacks, the better.
We hope this video on how children should carry the backpack to avoid back pain I find it useful and below we leave a series of articles for you to expand information on the subject.
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