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July
23, 2008
VIBRANTCARE REHABILITATION OFFERS FREE BACKPACK FITTING
FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO EASE BACKACHES
ROSEVILLE,CA – In a study conducted by Spine Magazine, 80% of the
children asked said that their backpacks were heavy. In addition, 65%
felt the backpacks caused them fatigue and 46% stated they had back
pain due to the heavy load.
VibrantCare Rehabilitation clinics will be offering free backpack
fitting for children and adults to ease their backaches during the
month of August.
Physical therapists will provide adults and children with proper
selection,
wearing and loading of packs. Tips include:
- Choose a pack with well-padded shoulder straps and
always wear both of them
- Choose a pack that is appropriate for the wearers’
size and age, and<>
- <>Never allow a child to carry more than 15% of his
or her body weight. i.e. A child that weighs 100 pounds should not
carry a backpack weighing over 15
VibrantCare Rehabilitation consists of more than 50 patient care
centers in 5
states. Locally, VibrantCare operates 24 physical and occupational
therapy centers in California including their corporate office in
Roseville and 8 facilities in the Sacramento Valley including Auburn,
Elk Grove, Fair Oaks, Rancho Cordova, Rocklin and Sacramento.
VibrantCare clinics specialize in a multitude of services including
hand, aquatic,
vestibular, bilingual staff and employer injury prevention and
management programs.
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