Scoliosis prone students

I think it would of benefit to learn early in life how to protect our precious back. Carrying weight, sitting, walking and even sleeping. Perhaps then we could educate the teachers. I feel that as long as the weight from books is distributed evenly, say by way of a back pack, this would lessen any problems. Carrying a heavy book bag on a shoulder or arm is the worse that anyone can do to themselves and will inevitably cause back pain. I feel it is up to the parents to provide an adequate back pack for the child who is having to carry books to and from school, five days a week. Even carrying groceries for me is a major pain, in several spots in my back as I was born with many spinal problems, scoliosis being just one of them.

The students in my country don't bring a lot books that they don't need. I remembered when I was in my university, I have only 2 or 3 book and some notebooks in my bag. What do they bring such a bunch of books for?

In my case, I did not experience bringing too many books at school. Though I did bring 3-4 thick books but it wasn't that heavy to cause scoliosis. Actually, I have never heard of carrying heavy bags to cause scoliosis though it seems likely. Maybe there's not enough study on this that's why teachers still ask students to carry a lot of books in their bags. But parents are wise, they buy bags with wheels so that their children will not find it difficult to bring those books.

back packs and cross body messenger bags are the best but yes, my two daughters are in highschool and have to lug a whole lot of books and text books home and to school each day. its no wonder everyone young is complaining about their backs.

I have experienced that as well in my younger years and I can say that it is harmful to kids. Recently, lockers are required so that the kids would only bring the important books they need for their assignments or tests the next day.

It's not the teachers but the education that changed. All those so called improvement at school are together with new books. Bigger, heavier but also books you have to work in now (instead of a piece of paper). Some schools have safes so you can leave your books in there (not great if you need them at home). I don't think all kids will get a.s. because of the books they have to drag around since we are not all the same. If this will develop and how also depends on the way you live. It's proved (the government knows it too) that the books young kids have to drag around with them are way too heavy. I also do believe that the way we carry things, clean up etc is damaging our back.

The cause of scoliosis is mostly unknown. Although when I was growing up I remember my mom having me checked regularly as she had it and said that it could be hereditary, I still got it late in my teens. I'm not from an era where we carried tons of books home every night, we actually had lockers and only brought home that which we needed. Here is a link with a little information about the different types of scoliosis' and you will see in most no idea why some get it. It is more prone in teenage girls though than boys. Here is the link: http://www.medicinenet.com/scoliosis/article.htm#causes Since scoliosis has been around long before children had to carry so many books home every night, I doubt that it's a cause, but perhaps doesn't help the problem. I do think that it's ridiculous that the kids have so many books and no lockers to put them in. I think that instead of investing all this money in all the different textbooks it would be cheaper in the long run to provide them with a mini notebook or tablet with the textbooks available on them.

I belong to those students that brings 12 books and not just books, it is big 600 pages books before. I am suffering at present and I see I have a curve at my back now that I hate to look at. I have a mild scoliosis and the doctor said I acquired it through those books I bring in school.I found out about my scoliosis when I was in college. I never thought that these books can bring harm to us in the long run. That is why I agree on using Ipad for children so that they will not bring books, however, it goes differently to the public schools who cannot afford to do it. Moreover, books are always used in school, especially to primary students. This is what they teachers get their lesson for the day, it is good that the student have books so that they can review some lesson when they went home, moreover, I just hope there are parents who pick up their daughters/sons at school and hold the things or bags for them instead of them so that those children will grow and it is really harmful for them to bring heavy things while they are growing.

I have noticed it. Sometimes mine have had so much homework that they could barely fit the books in their bags. I have wondered about their little backs because it is heavy and they are still growing. They came out with those roller back packs and those, I thought, were really helpful. It wasn't long after though that the schools here said they weren't allowed anymore.