Back to School Reminder: Kids Should Go for Safety, Not Style

Friday, August 15, 2008 - 13:35 in Psychology & Sociology

(PhysOrg.com) -- School children across the world may speak different languages but there is one experience an estimated 90 percent of all students share: wearing a backpack. Researchers from the University of San Diego, California School of Medicine say those students also share a common problem: low back pain due to overloaded backpacks.

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