"As the tree bends, so grows the tree." Dr. Justin Kamerman-- a Sacramento chiropractor-- uses the tree analogy to describe the way a child's body structure changes when weighed down by a heavy ...

Is your kid’s backpack too heavy? Florida pediatrician Gabriella Dauer is sounding the alarm on how kids who carry “large, heavy backpacks” can develop pain and injuries. Dauer’s solution comes in ...

Dear Doctor: Our sons are ages 9, 11 and 14, and like all of the other schoolkids we know, they're hauling around crazy-huge backpacks all day. What does that weight do to a child's back? Can carrying ...

We've talked about checking what's in your kids' backpacks, but what about weighing them? It might sound unnecessary, but one Florida pediatrician - Gabriella Dauer - is encouraging parents to make it ...

If you have ever watched a kid walk into the house after school, bent over like a little question mark under the weight of a giant backpack, you have probably thought, “Oh, that looks heavy.” And it ...

TORONTO, April 26 (Reuters Life!) - Slouching in front of computers and carrying heavy backpacks are causing back and shoulder problems in children, according to medical experts. Sign up here. Pat ...