"Raise your hand if you have ever almost fallen backwards because your backpack pulled you down," an occupational therapy masters student asked a room full of about 200 kindergarten through sixth ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - With the school year underway in the east, doctors are reminding students and parents to add backpack safety checks to their to-do lists. Students could be seen wearing ...

With the need to carry laptops and textbooks across school campuses, students have turned their backpacks into mobile lockers — yet wearing them all day can take a toll on spinal health. Karen Jacobs, ...

Q. How do I know if my child's backpack is straining his back? A. This question is timely -- tomorrow marks the 12th annual National School Backpack Awareness Day. The American Occupational Therapy ...

St. Edward-Epiphany School conducted a backpack awareness day on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 to educate the students, parents, teachers, and communities, about the serious health effects on children ...

I think there's been an increased awareness on the part of the schools and parents about backpack safety," McPherson said. "But we still do see shoulder and neck pain from the kids carrying them on ...

In recognition of National Backpack Awareness Day, staff of the rehabilitation department at Sturgis Regional Hospital visited the classrooms at Piedmont Stagebarn Elementary School to talk about how ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The City of Huntsville’s Community Awareness for Youth (CAFY) program hosted its annual Back to School Backpack and Supply Giveaway on Saturday for students and families who ...