Summer Episode 1: What we know about lower back pain in kids

Release date: July 31, 2023

Back-to-school sales are underway, so in this a mini summer episode of Talking About Kids I decided to address the “back” in “back-to-school.” That is to say, I examine lower back pain in students, its prevalence, its causes, and how to prevent it. Links to some of the resources I cite are below. Full-length Talking About Kids episodes return in mid-August with an important examination of fentanyl.

Links

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's report on backpacks

https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2021/Think-Safety-First-As-Kids-Head-Back-to-School#:~:text=Make%20sure%20backpacks%20for%20students,for%20injuries%20related%20to%20backpacks.

Good posture and spine care in children

https://www.rch.org.au/uploadedFiles/Main/Content/rheumatology/Good_posture_and_spine_care_in_children.pdf