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\n\t\n\tChildren grow so quickly. As they are growing their bones and muscles are susceptible to temporary backaches, joint pain, and muscle strains. Do your part to ensure your kids never start on the long road of back-related problems and choose the right backpack for them. Our Redondo Beach CA chiropractic clinic<\/a> can help.<\/p>\n To be safe, make it a game. The simplest tool is right in your bathroom. Get out that scale and weigh. Your small child’s backpack should weigh less than 10 pounds. For a 150-pound child, 15 pounds is the recommended maximum. For a 75-pound child, 7.5 pounds is the most they should safely carry.<\/p>\n Over-heavy backpacks can:<\/p>\n Try to get your child into the habit of wearing a backpack correctly, i.e., putting it on right and picking it upright. If you and your child follow these rules it’ll go a long way to maintaining good spinal health.<\/p>\n If you are in the market for a new backpack make sure it has all or most of the following criteria:<\/p>\n Single strapped satchels are best avoided. It makes your child uneven and places the load off-center on one side of their body. Two straps balance the load on both of their shoulders.<\/p>\n We’ve all seen that kid with the bag bigger than they are; funny as it looks it’s no laughing matter. A child’s backpack should be no bigger than the child’s back and it should lie 1-2 inches below the shoulders and no more than 4 inches below the waist.<\/p>\n Wide shoulder straps distribute the load over more surface area and wider is better, with a minimum of two padded inches the best way to go.<\/p>\n A padded back alleviates any nasty pressure points and protects from that pencil case or game system poking the spine.<\/p>\n For more information contact our office at Arc of Life Chiropractic today.<\/p>\n\t\n
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Two Straps<\/h3>\n
Realistic Size<\/h3>\n
Padded Straps<\/h3>\n
Padded Back<\/h3>\n
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