In this post I’d like to take a little aside and consider the future our countries, that is, the children in regard to back pain or the possibility of back pain in their futures.
Not only is back pain and sciatica of epidemic proportion in adults but it’s also growing in children. There is one main contributory factor in all of this and I can vouch for this being a school teacher myself, that very often children’s school bags are simply overloaded with school books and supplies eg games kits, cookery equipment, text books. I am not one to ‘molly coddle’ children however compared to when I was at School they do tend to carry around a lot more. This constant carrying around of excess baggage each day (we are talking secondary education not primary) can cause muscle fatigue and spasms in young backs, let alone thinking of their emotional well being and the effect this may have on their backs in the future.
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