Wheeled Backpacks - Lose the Strain, Lose the Pain

The latest trend in the backpack market is wheeled backpacks. These mobile miracles can hold a tremendous amount without submitting the individual to a backbreaking load. For this reason, it is no surprise that school-aged children list the wheeled backpack as their bag of choice. However, before you purchased a backpack with wheels for your child, be sure to check the rules and regulations at the school to ensure that wheels are welcomed in your child's schoolhouse. There are even clear backpacks with wheels that fit into the policies set by many schools regarding the allowance of see-through bags only through the doors.

Heavy Weights for Growing Bodies

Growing children burdened by too-heavy backpacks can result in serious injury. In 1999 alone, over 3,400 children sought treatment in emergency rooms all over the country for backpack related injuries. As the number of books and school supplies increases, these injuries will also increase. Many parents are seeking orthopedic help for their children, who are complaining of back, neck, and hip pains associated with these great loads. For this reason, doctors state that a child should carry no more than 20 percent of his or her body weight in a backpack. By choosing rolling backpacks, this load is lessened significantly, especially for younger children who want to have a “grown up” backpack without the stress and strain.

There are countless styles and designs of wheeled backpacks on the market today. Girls especially enjoy designs like those created by Hilary Duff and that feature popular toys like Bratz and My Little Pony. Boys prefer brightly colored backpacks that feature popular cartoon characters like SpongeBob SquarePants. Other popular styles include monogrammed backpacks for both boys and girls. Even high school and college students are hopping on the trend of wheeled packs, as many are made to carefully cradle a laptop computer for this very reason.