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Growing numbers of children are developing irreversible back deformities because of the weight of the bags they carry to school, experts warned yesterday.
Half of all children suffer back pain by the age of 14 and doctors are reporting a rise in cases of spinal abnormalities in pupils, including disfiguring curvatures known as scoliosis.
Overloaded school bags that are up to double the size of those carried ten years ago are contributing to the surge, it is feared.
Heavy school bags are 'deforming' children as growing numbers suffer irreversible back problems
By JOHN STEVENS FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 22:31 BST, 12 March 2012 | UPDATED: 22:31 BST, 12 March 2012
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Growing numbers of children are developing irreversible back deformities because of the weight of the bags they carry to school, experts warned yesterday.
Half of all children suffer back pain by the age of 14 and doctors are reporting a rise in cases of spinal abnormalities in pupils, including disfiguring curvatures known as scoliosis.
Overloaded school bags that are up to double the size of those carried ten years ago are contributing to the surge, it is feared.
Heavy school bags can weigh double those from 10 years ago, leading to a wave of child back pain problems
Heavy school bags can weigh double those from 10 years ago, leading to a wave of child back pain problems
Pupils routinely carry bags filled with heavy books, laptops, sports kit and packed lunches, which may weigh as much as two stone.
Health experts say children risk long-term and ultimately permanent damage if they regularly carry more than 15 per cent of their body weight over their shoulders.
The charity BackCare claims many youngsters are carrying as much as 20 per cent of their weight to and from school, and some up to 25 per cent