Hope they recover quickly.
So do school children get shorter after hauling around book bags all year?
Not sure about that, tho, there has been some linking of school backpacks/bookbags to spinal injuries, so I’m sure that the same sort of thing does occur.
My father’s left leg is about 3/4 inch shorter than the other. He started carrying mail at 17 on a walking route. So 30 pound backpacks probably are affecting kids.
I remember hearing a long time ago about Basketball players temporarily getting shorter from the compression of the spine.
A more significant worry is that Calcium is taken from the bones to help the body perform certain functions.
So Calcium is important for kids and grownups. Protein prevents the absorption of Calcium (people in Africa who do not get much meat in their diet tend to absorb Calcium better).
As I recall, Broccoli has a lot of Calcium. And the rule I remember is that having protein 12 hours before or after taking calcium prevented absorbing as much.
Calcium pills might be a good supplement for Iraq Vets -- as the article seems to point to stress on the bone system, and giving the body more calcium might be a good thing...
“So do school children get shorter after hauling around book bags all year?”
I had to pick up my son up early from school today, he pulled a muscle in his back walking up stairs carrying 45lbs of books in his pack slung over one shoulder. He’s been laying flat all day.