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Do backpacks cause back pain

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Puhlaa

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15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Heavy, or improperly worn, backpacks are a very common cause of Back pain in adolescents. A study published in the journal SPINE in 2003 (1) surveyed over 1100 kids aged between 12 and 18 years old and found almost 75% of them had back pain that was associated with backpack use.

Similarly, a study published in 2006 in the journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics (2) found that the weights of students' backpacks seemed directly proportional to the likelihood of back pain.

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1) Sheir-Neiss, G. et al. 2003. The Association of Backpack Use and Back Pain in Adolescents. Spine: Volume 28 - Issue 9 - pp 922-930.

2) Skaggs, D. et al. 2006. Back Pain and Backpacks in School Children. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics: Volume 26 - Issue 3 - pp 358-363.

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