Student schoolbags cause excessive pressure on young spines
New research by world-leading spinal surgeon Dr Ken Hansraj shows that heavy and overcrowded schoolbags are causing serious danger to children’s growing spines, with 10 pounds in a backpack equalling 72 pounds of force to a student’s spine. He joins the show to discuss the issues heavy schoolbags are causing and what can be done to alleviate that pressure on young spines.