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Carrying Weight on One Side: How It Affects Balance

By Dean Smith, DC, PhD|2026-10-11T12:19:07-04:00October 6th, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: backpack, balance, hand, load, shoulder, weight|Comments Off

How Carrying Weight on One Side Affects Balance Carrying weight on one side - such as holding groceries or wearing a backpack over one shoulder can change how you maintain your balance. A new study in Chiropractic & Manual Therapies examined how both backpack weight and carrying position affected balance in healthy young adults. Dr. [...]

Sleep and health risk in children

By Dean Smith, DC, PhD|2015-12-23T08:16:05-05:00December 23rd, 2015|Categories: Children|Tags: children, health, insulin, lifestyle, metabolic, obesity, sleep, weight|Comments Off on Sleep and health risk in children

Adequate sleep is particularly important during childhood and adolescence since inadequate sleep is associated with non-optimal physical and cognitive development. A growing body of evidence suggests that inadequate sleep could be a contributing factor for weight gain and the increased prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents. Why are sleep patterns poor for some children? [...]