A heavy book bag can cause students to suffer muscle pain, muscle spasms and somatic dysfunction, a condition in which displaced joints make spasms worse, said Dr. Mimms Mabee, medical director of the Student Health Center. However, it can be hard for students to avoid carrying too many books. My book bag breaks twice a semester.
Students often find the alternative of carrying a lighter load inconvenient.
It's silly to go back to my room with only an hour off between classes. Students can reduce back strain by carrying book bags properly, according to research done by the University's applied psychophysiology and biofeedback research team. The team, which consisted of Professor of Psychology Fred Shaffer and several students, studied how different bags and carrying styles cause muscle strain. Shaffer said students should avoid wearing a one-strap bag on one side of the body to carry books. You need to protect your back now so it is healthy in future years.