Back-to-School / It’s that time of year again, you’ve spent a small fortune on new clothes and school supplies and your kids are into a new school year. Among those many purchases was probably a new backpack and, depending upon the grade of your child, perhaps a laptop or a cell phone. It may surprise you to know that repetitive stress syndrome is caused by these seemingly harmless items. The Backpack Chiropractors, pediatricians and orthopedic surgeons alike agree that backpacks are a problem for your child’s spine.