We've talked about checking what's in your kids' backpacks, but what about weighing them? It might sound unnecessary, but one Florida pediatrician - Gabriella Dauer - is encouraging parents to make it ...

When it comes to your child’s backpack for school this year, experts are saying, "Lighten the load!" Health experts told Fox News Digital that it is important parents be sure they're not sending their ...

Kids are starting to come home with loads of homework, and that means backpacks being too heavy. Dr. James Ross said 15,000 patients seek medical care for a backpack injury every single year. He ...

It's time to think about heavy backpacks and its dangers. News 12's Carol Silva speaks with Dr. Vincent Johnson from New York Spine & Pain Physicians on the topic. Below find more information on ...

"As the tree bends, so grows the tree." Dr. Justin Kamerman-- a Sacramento chiropractor-- uses the tree analogy to describe the way a child's body structure changes when weighed down by a heavy ...

As a ninth-grader, I know firsthand the burden of carrying a heavy backpack. Mine weighs close to 20 pounds, the same weight as a large watermelon. Upon returning to in-person classes after COVID-19 ...