Williamson Back Packs and Back Pain: A Chiropractic Topic

It’s back to school time again in Williamson! And so are the backpacks. There’s always a discussion about the influence of backpacks on back pain in young people. There is always mild debate about how the kids are to get all their stuff needed for homework to and from from home if not in a backpack. There’s a quandary for you! No more homework, maybe?! Not likely! Apple Country Chiropractic understands and is here for those Williamson school kids (and older folks) who use backpacks and get an unexpected bout of Williamson back pain. Apple Country Chiropractic has a way to relieve Williamson back pain!

The influence of Williamson backpacks on young people’s back pain occurrence is genuine. There’s a higher occurrence of Williamson low back pain when carting backpacks probably due to the increased forces in the spinal discs. (1) One Brazilian study shows that 55.7% of 5th to 8th graders report back pain. The way they carry the backpack is pointed to as being a factor. (2) Another study done in Italy reported that more than 60% of school kids 6 to 19 years of age in one study said they have back pain. Girls who used backpacks expressed having more severe pain and more frequent back pain than boys. (3) Is this type of statistic about girls having more intense back pain and more frequent back pain since25 they carry more stuff than boys? No. It is more likely that the longer they carry the backpacks, the more back pain they experience. This may be thanks to anatomical, physiological and/or environmental differences between boys and girls. That makes another great topic for the next backpack/back pain study! (3) Apple Country Chiropractic treats adolescents with back pain be it due to backpack carrying or other causes with gentle, effective chiropractic care incorporating Cox Technic.

Boys/Girls. Heavy backpack/light backpack. Long time carrying the bookbag/short time carrying the bookbag. All these various issues may well play a part in back pain felt by adolescents who carry book bags or backpacks. Williamson chiropractic care helps ease the back pain and help figure out what is causing it and how to prevent it.

Schedule a Williamson chiropractic appointment today to discuss back pain and backppack carrying. Williamson back pain relief is promising at Apple Country Chiropractic with Williamson chiropractic care!