Give Your Kids the Gift of a Healthy Spine

Give Your Kids the Gift of a Healthy Spine

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The health of a child’s spine needs to be taken very seriously.A healthy spine will decrease their chance of injury, improve their posture,improve their overall health and help to avoid spinal problems such asscoliosis. in fact, studies have shown that children who receive regularchiropractic care are less frequently sick, are able to concentrate betterand are generally healthier. As parents, this is what we want for our kids,right?

Here are three things that you can do today to help improve your child’sspinal health:

• Regular chiropractic care. Just as children need goodhygiene, dental care and sound nutrition, they also need regular chiropracticcare. Chiropractic care will help to restore and maintain normal spinalfunction, allowing a child’s body to develop optimally.
• Limit backpack weight. One common source of spinal injuryfor children is their heavy backpacks. Limit the weight of their backpacksto 10% – 15% of their body weight. For example: A child weighing 50 lbs.should carry no more than 7.5 lbs, and a child weighing 80 lbs. shouldcarry no more than 12 lbs. If children carry more than this, they havean increased risk of injuring themselves.
• Keep kids active. There is an epidemic of childhood obesityin this country as more and more children spend their day in front ofthe television and playing computer games. This not only increases theirrisk of developing diabetes and heart disease early in life, it is alsovery stressfull on the spine. More and more children suffer from backpain and headaches simply because they don’t get enough exercise.

Every child is different and has unique needs. Your Doctor of Chiropracticis trained in evaluating and treating the spines of all ages. Give yourkids the gift of a healthy spine by getting them regular chiropractic care.