According to medical and chiropractic experts they do. Based on studies of school age children in the USA, Canada, England, and Switzerland showed 25 to 40% of all pupils had or were experiencing back pain. The report stated that lower back pain in adolescents is a significant health problem. Research suggests that the initial onset and subsequent cost of low-back pain may, in fact, occur early in youth.
There are many stressors on a young child’s spine from falls to injuries in sports. There are also the postural strains from heavy back packs, improper desks and countless hours of TV and video games producing “Nintendo numbness”, “Texter’s neck”, and “Play Station palsy”.
Please click on this link for information for parents and teachers on proper use and choice of back packs.
Alberta College and Association of CHIROPRACTORS: The Kids Handout