Category: Youth
WIAA Sports Physicals
WIAA Sports Physicals @ Bone & Joint Center
Bone & Joint is offering FREE sports physicals, one night only!
In exchange, we encourage you to make a donation to Peyton’s Promise to help fight hunger in our community. Peyton’s Promise is in need of non-perishable breakfast items such as boxes of cereal, pop-tarts, granola bars, OR a $10 monetary donation to help purchase food for area pantries.
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
5 PM to 6:30 PM
Bone & Joint Center – Rib Mountain
225000 Hummingbird Road
Wausau, Wisconsin 54401
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Is your child’s backpack a blessing or a burden?
Is your child complaining about back or neck pain? It could be their backpack.
It’s hard to believe that thousands of central Wisconsin students have been in school for months now with backpacks filled with assignments and books strapped to their backs. But is your child’s backpack a blessing or a burden?
Many of these convenient carryalls will lead to back and neck pain.
Even the best-fitting backpack can cause health issues if it’s too full. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons […]
Should I be concerned about my child’s back pain?
According to Orthoinfo, Yes. Back pain in children may signal a more serious condition. This is especially true if the child is younger than four years of age.
Back pain is quite common during childhood. Up to 70% of children experience back pain by the age of 15. Some instances result from serious medical conditions. Activity or overuse injuries may contribute to others.
See a medical provider at once if your child’s back pain lasts for more than several days or gets worse. If fever, nausea, tingling, numbness, trouble sleeping or walking, accompany back pain, it may signal a more serious condition.
