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Choosing a school bag protects students from back pain, neck pain and spine bends Manama on August 26 / BNA / With the beginning of the new school year, parents go to the market to prepare and buy school year supplies such as bags, stationery and clothes, and few parents follow the health specifications that are required when choosing the bag Schoolwork.
In this regard, the expert, Dr. Iman Ahmed Haji, head of the school health department at the Public Health Department at the Ministry of Health confirmed that despite the necessity to choose the bag that favors the child''s taste in terms of color and shape, at the same time it is important and necessary that the school bag has health specifications and requirements. Ideal for protecting our children from back and neck pain and spine bends that may accompany it throughout his life, especially if her pregnancy does not take into account the correct methods.
Dr. Iman Hajji pointed to a number of conditions and specifications that must be met when choosing the ideal school bag, which is that the bag is lightweight, does not increase with its content 10-15% of the child''s weight, has two carrying belts packed and a suitable and strong backing for the weight to be distributed. In a balanced way on the back muscles, and that the length of the school bag does not exceed 10 cm from the length of the waist, that the surface facing the back is cushioned to ensure the comfort of the back, the bag should not be carried for a long time on the back, especially when waiting for more than 5 minutes where it must be lowered Be careful not to carry it on one shoulder.
Dr. Iman explained that wheeled bags may be very useful to reduce the burden on the back, but it must be taken into account in them the proportionality of their length with the length of the child so that he does not have to bend, and that caution and caution must be taken into account, especially when riding and getting off the stairs, preferably of the type Which a child can carry on his back when going up or down stairs.
Dr. Iman Hajji confirmed that one of the things that parents must take into account is to constantly monitor the contents of the bag and replace whatever items may be of smaller or smaller weights, or not to put other needs such as carrying sports clothes in the bag so that its weight does not exceed the appropriate weight, noting that the teacher and teachers A role in guiding students towards choosing the books that they should carry with the necessity of providing bookcase cabinets in the school.
Dr. Iman said that adhering to the health requirements for choosing the school bag and how to use it is essential, as scientific studies have proven that carrying the bag incorrectly or heavy weights make students vulnerable to bending and curving of the spine and back pain that may last for a lifetime.
