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Carrying Tip#2

ByArbutus Health Team
A mother helps her children put on their back packs.

Fit your backpack.

Choose a pack with two padded straps and a chest or waist belt to provide adequate support. Tighten the straps so the pack fits against your upper back and the waist belt is snugly fastened around your hips. Place heavier items in the center and close to your back.

If you feel pain during or after carrying a heavy load, Arbutus Physiotherapy & Health Centre can help.

The Arbutus Physiotherapy & Health Centre is a health and wellness clinic that provides physiotherapy, massage therapy, sports medicine, and coaching and training. We provide assessments and treatments to people with acute injury, chronic pain, and sports related injuries. We can help you recover and return to an active, healthy lifestyle, and peak performance.