Every morning, we see children walking to school with heavy bags over their small shoulders. Their shoulders slouch forward, their backs are curved, and their steps are heavy. What should be a ...

Toting a heavy load, particularly on one shoulder, subjects your spine to uneven stress. This can cause it to gradually shift away from proper alignment and result in persistent back pain. One-sided ...

If you have ever watched a kid walk into the house after school, bent over like a little question mark under the weight of a giant backpack, you have probably thought, “Oh, that looks heavy.” And it ...

Before the start of a new school year in January, amma would take me shopping to buy a year’s worth of school kit. We’d get new uniforms, a new tiffin box, new shoes, and if I had rough-handled my bag ...