The Chiropractors‟ Association of Australia - SA (CAASA) has called on Australia‟s educators to rethink the load they are placing on students‟ backs – literally.
“There is mounting evidence pointing to the fact that heavily laden school bags place unnecessary stress on growing spines and can lead to acute and long-term back problems,” warned CAASA President, Zoe Love, Chiropractor.
“Lugging an overloaded school bag to and from school is an outdated concept that must be discouraged.
“Why treat our kids as pack horses when most of the information they need at school or for homework could be contained on a tiny memory stick?”
According to Love, a growing child should limit the weight they carry in a school backpack to no more than 10 per cent of their body weight.
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