Prepare for this back to school and take your precautions about the excessive weight of the backpacks.
Experts from the Hospital of Traumatology and Orthopedics comment that there are health risks for children who must carry backpacks that are too heavy for the body composition of children.
They comment that the spine is designed to support weight according to height and if we carry more than we should constantly, it can cause degenerations at the back level in an accelerated way and that in adulthood it can bring injuries that complicate activities daily.
It is common that in childhood or adolescence the discomforts are not noticeable since the body is growing and the spine counteracts the damage with a regeneration naturally, but over time it is when they suffer.
For this reason, it is important to monitor the weight to which the body is subjected, since the joints, the vertebral discs degenerate, there are back pain and compression at the level of the nerves, in addition to affecting the legs and there is a decrease in force.
Experts recommend monitoring the weight of the backpack, which should not exceed 10% of the weight of the child, and use wheel bags to avoid damage to the spine.