Thousands of Ohio State students rush to classes with overstuffed book bags. While carrying a book bag may seem harmless, students who don’t pack it correctly can experience back and neck problems.

For today’s kids, it must be difficult to imagine a time before backpacks. They’re ubiquitous in classrooms and on school buses around the country and have been for decades. But as late as the 1960s, ...

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