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 [...]