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Use Your Backpack Safely - Wellness In Motion Chiropractic

Backpack Safety [Published on Sep 16, 2010] The Foundation for Chiropractic Progress provides backpack and handbag safety tips.

	Step 1: Select the Proper Pack
	The most important step to backpack safety is making sure you choose the proper size.
	Tip: Bring a friend to help you measure your backpack properly

	Step 2: Don't Overload Your Backpack
	Pack only what you'll need! Your backpack should not weigh more than 15% of your body weight. For example, if you weigh 100 lbs. maximum backpack weight should be 15 lbs.
	Tip: If the backpack forces the wearer to move forward to carry, it's overloaded

	Avoid School Strain: Unstuff That Backpack
	Story Highlights:
	7,300 backpack-related injuries treated in U.S. emergency rooms in 2006
	Sprains and strains most common complaints
	Limit backpack load to 15 percent of kid's body weight to help avoid back strain
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	Step 3: Lift Your Backpack Properly
	With backpack in front of you, lift with your legs and apply one shoulder strap at a time.
	Tip: Don't sling the backpack onto one shoulder.

	Step 4: Wear Your Backpack Properly
	Wear your backpack over both shoulders so that the weight is distributed evenly.
	Tip: When the backpack has a waist strap - use it.