Auburn Back Packs and Back Pain: A Chiropractic Topic

It’s back to school time again in Auburn! And so are the backpacks. There’s always a mild debate about just how harmful (or not!) back packs are back pain in young people. There is always talk about how the kids are to get all their stuff needed for homework to and from from home if not in a backpack. There is a quandary for you! No more homework, maybe?! Not likely! Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. understands and is here for those Auburn school kids (and older folks) who use backpacks and get an unexpected bout of Auburn back pain. Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. has a way to relieve Auburn back pain!

The influence of Auburn backpacks on young people’s back pain occurrence is genuine. There’s a higher occurrence of Auburn low back pain when taking backpacks probably due to the increased forces in the spinal discs. (1) One Brazilian study reports 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 documented that more than 60% of school kids 6 to 19 years of age in one study reported back pain. Girls who used backpacks stated that having more severe pain and more frequent back pain than boys. (3) Is this skewed statistic about girls having more intense back pain and more frequent back pain since25 they carry more stuff than boys? No. It’s 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 subject for the next backpack/back pain study! (3) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. 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 have a role in back pain felt by adolescents who carry book bags or backpacks. Auburn chiropractic care may help ease the back pain and help determine the influencing factors and means for back pain prevention.

Schedule a Auburn chiropractic appointment today to talk about back pain and backppack carrying. Auburn back pain relief is possible at Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. with Auburn chiropractic care!