From elementary school and into college, millions of students across the country ascribe their aching backs to the heavy loads they carry to class each day. With no simple replacement for the ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A new study looked at the impact heavy backpacks have on a child's back. Sixty-four percent say they have back pain related to lugging around all their school stuff. The typical ...

If you have ever watched a kid walk into the house after school, bent over like a little question mark under the weight of a giant backpack, you have probably thought, “Oh, that looks heavy.” And it ...