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Published on Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008
Make sure back-to-school time isn't too hard on students' backs.
According to the American Occupational Therapy Association, studies show that six out of 10 students ages 9 to 20 report back pain attributed to their backpacks.
The nonprofit group based in Maryland shared these tips to help students avoid backpack-related health problems:
• Never let children carry more than 15 percent of their body weight in their bags. (For example, a child who weighs 100 pounds shouldn't wear a backpack heavier than 15 pounds.)
• Load the heaviest items closest to the child's back and pack books and materials to prevent them from sliding.
• Select a bag with well-padded shoulder straps and always wear both straps.
• Adjust the shoulder straps so that the bag fits snugly on the child's back. (The bottom should rest in the curve of the lower back, with four inches or less below the waistline.)
• If the bag has a waist belt, use it to help distribute the weight more evenly.
• Carry only what's essential.
• If the bag is too heavy, consider using a book bag on wheels, if allowed by the school.
• If a student experiences back pain or neck soreness, consult a doctor or occupational therapist.
Grief services offered
Aultman Health Foundation is offering a jewelry-making workshop and other programs to help people who are trying to cope with the loss of a loved one.
Participants in the jewelry workshop will design a bracelet honoring a deceased loved one. Family Jewels will help put together the bracelet.
Aultman Hospice will provide one bracelet free to each participant. (Participants can bring their own beads as well.)
The class will be held 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday at Aultman Woodlawn, 2821 Woodlawn Ave. N.W., Canton.
Other upcoming grief-support opportunities include:
• Aultman Hospice's annual Celebration of Life Service at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at the North Canton Civic Center. The hourlong program to memorialize Aultman patients who have died in the past year will include a candle-lighting ceremony, a speaker and refreshments.
• Healing Journey, a grief group for widows and widowers 60 and younger. Sessions resume Sept. 15 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every Monday for six weeks at the Aultman Woodlawn conference center.
In addition, Aultman is continuing to offer these monthly grief-support programs at Aultman Woodlawn:
• Newly Bereaved: 6-7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month.
• Gathering Spot for Teens: 6:30-8 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month.
• Grief Support Group: 10:30 a.m. to noon the first Tuesday of the month.
• Night Grief Support Group: 6-7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month.
• Lunch Bunch Grief Support Group: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month. (This group meets at area restaurants and offers socialization and fellowship for those who have lost a loved one. Lunch is at one's own expense.)
Reservations are required for each event by calling 330-479-4805.
Compiled by Akron Beacon Journal medical writer Cheryl Powell. She can be reached at 330-996-3902 or chpowell@.com.
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