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Heavy bags bad for kids' backs
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/05/2023
» Carrying a heavy school bag every day can cause spinal problems among children and worsen scoliosis, medical experts said, as they recommend limiting such bags to no more than 10% of a kid's weight.
Understanding Scoliosis
Published on 26/04/2023
» Scoliosis is a condition where the spine curves and deviates sideways.
Obec denies bag caused pupil's bent spine
News, Published on 31/07/2019
» A claim that a heavy school bag caused a spinal deformity in a Khon Kaen student has put the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) on alert.
Moving on up
Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 04/11/2018
» We all have moments when we doubt ourselves. Thai-Belgian performer Violette “V” Wautier is no different.
Building a better spine
Life, Published on 26/06/2018
» Spine surgery sounds like a big deal. But once it has to be carried out of necessity, patients only wish that their doctors could perform the most effective operation to alleviate their suffering with the smallest wounds, quickest healing and speediest recovery possible.
Britain's Princess Eugenie gets engaged
AFP, Published on 23/01/2018
» LONDON: Britain's Princess Eugenie of York has got engaged, Buckingham Palace announced Monday, lining up a second royal wedding this year at the church where Prince Harry will tie the knot.
Your child's school bag, healthy or not?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/11/2013
» Heavy school bags can cause lasting damage: rounded shoulders, curvature of spine & risk of falling down and getting hurt.
The burden of knowledge
Life, Published on 12/11/2013
» Pannee's eight-year-old daughter, who weighs only 18kg, goes to a private school in Bangkok, which has a strict policy about leaving books at school.
Schoolyard scourge grows up
Life, Published on 29/10/2013
» On a family trip to the Grand Canyon three summers ago, my son Erik, who was hiking behind me, remarked: ''Mum, your right hip is higher than your left.''