Pediatric Posture Epidemic Part 3 of 3
Welcome to part 3
of 3 of my posture series.
Now that you have
heard all about our decline in posture we need to make some changes. I
challenge you to try some of this re-education. You will feel better.
We have a decline
in healthy posture at the speed of technology. Children and adults are showing
poorer posture.
50.5% of
school-age children have poor posture! Over 50%! We have an epidemic!
Poor posture
decreases balance, coordination, self-confidence, and results in a poor
cognitive and emotional state. Posture distortion is unfortunately the new
normal, and we need to reverse this in the ‘digital age.’
Tech neck posture
at a 60-degree angle causes 60 pounds of force to the neck and upper back! Tech
neck causes digital dementia
I strongly
recommend no tech under two and school-age children a maximum of 1 hour per
day.
We discussed
posture rehabilitation in part 2 of the blog series and you can see it here
Posture re-education:
1. Take frequent posture breaks – extend your
head backward and arms back behind you. For every hour you are on a device you
need to take a 30-sec posture break
2. More movement: sit on an unstable surface
such as sitting with a wobble seat or posture seat, ball chairs
3. Do digital detoxes: decrease tech time;
monitor your screen time. Make 3 hours a day tech-free such as 1 hour in the
morning, 1 hour before bed, and 1 hour at dinner time with your family.
Devices and
technology are part of our world, and we need to watch how we interact with
them. Poor posture and technology overuse affect our mood, sleep, increases our
anxiety, and cause us stress.
As adults, we
developed our posture before technology; our children have always had the
technology, so it is up to us to teach them how to uses it correctly and to
monitor them on time and correct habits.
Dr. Joelle Johnson
practices at Family First Chiropractic and Wellness at 142 Erickson Drive, Red
Deer. www.family1stchiro.ca 403-347-3261
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