School bags landing your child in deep orthopedic trouble
Dr.Rajeev K Sharma,Orthopedic surgeon,Indraprastha Hospital,New Delhi.
Your
child might be eating all right, sleeping well and will be cheerful boy
ever. Yet, the unlikely trigger for your child health problems could be
the school bag he carrier every day. School bags indeed have a major
influence on health. Your child might be carrying uneven load which can
cause back pain, major spine misalignment or strain injury of the neck.
School
children are suffering from orthopedic problems and doctors are
witnessing a paradigm shift in the age group that is suffering from
backaches. There are several health hazards that your child might be
facing-
Shoulder: Carrying a heavy or uneven school bag leads to an imbalance in posture. Due to constant load and pressure the muscles and nerves near neck are severely strained. If proper care is not taken it can lead to various orthopedic hazards.
Back: If
your child keeps on carrying heavy school bags the soft tissues will
end up with injuries or posture problem. Carrying bags weighing more
than 2 kgs on a regular basis can result in muscle pain and spine
problems.
Neck: when
the school bags are heavy, the neck naturally leans away from the load,
this causes tension on the carrying side of the neck and compression on
the opposite the weight.
Legs: carrying a heavy bag will make your child walk differently and the changes forces act through the skeletal system, which could cause him problem.
Carry it right: a
weight between 1.8 kgs is fine for your child and even you can reduce
it to 1.5 kgs. Bag should be with two shoulder strap and guide your
child to use both of them every time to balance the weight. This will
lead to proper weight distribution on neck. Shoulder and back.
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