In this back-to-school period, the question is about all languages. As 12,118,300 primary and secondary school students have gradually found their way back to classrooms, the school bag that children carry? Is it too heavy for your body type?
10% of the child’s weight
Alain Ducardonnet, health consultant for BFMTV, recalls the important figures on this subject.
“The reference is still 10% of the child’s weight. If a child weighs 40 kilos, he should not exceed 4 kilos, but he easily exceeds them, ”she explains.
This excess is recorded each year by the FCPE, Federation of Parents’ Councils, which carries out weigh-ins in front of the schools. According to their findings, school bags currently “weigh more than 17% of their weight.”
If Alain Ducardonnet agrees with these figures, according to him, this excess weight does not, however, have too many physical consequences in younger organisms.
“In a child you don’t carry the backpack all day, it’s heavy, but it only affects two moments of the day, an organism of that age supports it. At 11 years old the average weight is 35 kilos, trading a little more than 4 kilos in a quarter of an hour is not a problem, “he adds.
No medical consent
According to a FCPE document dedicated to the weight of school bags, the Federation considers that this, if it is too high, can cause “skeletal deformation, imbalance when walking, respiratory compression, scoliosis, low back pain.”
On this subject, several health professionals believe that carrying too heavy a bag would not actually cause too serious injuries. A study published in ME’European journal of pain believes that a direct relationship between carrying heavy school bags and back pain cannot be established. This is rather due to factors related to lifestyle or pathologies.
in an article Figaro dedicated to the subject, Jean Dubousset, a specialist in pediatric orthopedics, explains that scoliosis cannot be attributed to the weight of bags and wallets either.
“La scoliose n’est en rien la conséquence mécanique d’un poids plus ou moins asymétrique porté sur le dos, d’une inégalité de longueur des membres inférieurs ou d’other phénomènes à classer au chapitre des idées reçues”, assure-t -The.
However, in case of concern, Alain Ducardonnet points out that parents can resort to “running backpacks” and “adjust the backpack straps correctly”. He also advises “practicing a physical activity” to avoid back pain.
Source: BFM TV
