Preventing neck and back pain by choosing your backpack | Dr. Edward

2026-04-28T11:20:57-04:00July 21, 2025|

Preventing neck and back pain by choosing your backpack | Dr. Edward As school has ended for most children, this would be an ideal time to examine your child’s/children’s backpack now as a proactive step for the following school year. By selecting a backpack suited for your child/children, you can may help ease improper loading of the musculoskeletal system and ease neck and back pain, stiff back, back pain every morning, possible arm pain or numbness and even headaches. A backpack that is overloaded, too big or small, and not being used correctly could may lead to poor posture while wearing the backpack, and misalignment of the spine. Let’s [...]

Why are kids today so Anxious?

2026-04-28T11:21:03-04:00January 23, 2020|

 Why are kids today so Anxious?  You might not want to hear the answer.   Anxiety, depression, brain fog, ADHD – the statistics show that brain health issues are on the rise.  What was considered pathological anxiety in the 50’s, is considered a ‘normal’ level of anxiety today?  Why is our brain health faltering at such an alarming rate?   Neuroinflammation is inflammation in the brain.  We think of brain trauma such as concussions causing inflammation in the brain; but the lifestyle, diet, pollutants, bacteria, viruses, and stress can all cause subtle shifts in brain inflammatory cells, resulting in neuroinflammation (1).     What’s more, a 2017 study shows [...]

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