Health Blog Category: Physical Therapy
Is Your Child’s Backpack Causing Bad Posture?
Children today have a ton of pressure on them, literally. Yes, we are all familiar with standardized tests and the nightmares it gives teachers and parents. But I’d like to shed a little light on the pressures caused by the physical load’s kids are carrying to school every day. The image provided was published online by The Huffington Post a few years ago for the first time, but it’s still very applicable today. In my opinion, one of the greatest points made by the infographic is the statement down in the bottom, a right-hand corner that states the backpack should weigh no more than 10-15% of the child’s body weight.
Read full blogYour Shoes Matter, Just Ask the Rest of Your Body
Are we asking ourselves while choosing shoes? You’ve known the pain is coming. You need to get out of bed and get going, but you know that the first step out of bed is going to hurt. Not just hurt, it’s going to feel like an ice pick jumped up out of the floor into your heel, and maybe up the arch of your foot all the way to your toes. After a few steps, maybe the pain gets a little better.
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