Kids and nutrition. Plainville
kids don’t think about it. Plainville parents don’t always think about
it. But Plainville nutrition is critical in Plainville
kids’ spinal development and growth and Plainville chiropractic care.
Good nutrition also fosters good spine and bone
development which your Plainville chiropractor thinks about!
Layden Chiropractic shares nutrition whenever the opportunity presents
itself. A good Plainville nutritional foundation as a youth quite
possibly leads to a healthier spinal life.
WHAT’S HOLDING YOUTH BACK?
So what keeps Plainville young people
and their Plainville parents from thinking about their nutritional
status? Expectedly the same things that hold young adults back - belief
their diet is correct, no symptomatology, and confusion over nutrient sources. (1) Layden Chiropractic knows that a life experience
draws notice.
WAKE-UP CALLS
When do young people think about their
nutritional status? At the same time it would garner the attention of
an adult - when there is pain. Amazingly, 71% of
schoolchildren aged 12-17 years report at least one
episode of low back pain. (2) 17.4% of students report
cervical spine pain. 18% tell of low back pain. Older
adolescents (24.4%) are affected more by cervical spine pain
than younger ones (11.9%). Older
adolescents (25.1%) experience more lumbar spine pain than
younger ones (12.4%), too. (3) More girls than boys report back pain. (4) As
researchers share, Layden Chiropractic sees that
Plainville kids with spine pain share some risk factors for Plainville back pain and
neck pain.
RISKS FOR Plainville BACK PAIN
What puts kids at risk of spine pain? Lots of factors
like limited sun exposure, inadequate vitamin d diets, adiposity, lower
physical activity, sedentary lifestyles, vitamin 25 (oh) d deficiency, and lower
levels of calcium, creatine kinase, and lactic dehydrogenase. (2) Being
inactive increases the odds of having neck and back pain in
adolescents. (3) In an 8-month study period, 52.2% of schoolchildren had
low back pain. 34% had moderate and 18% had severe back pain. More girls (36%) than boys (24%) report back
pain. These moderate and severe
pain schoolchildren had higher body mass indices, waist, hip and
waist-to-hip ratios. (2) Layden Chiropractic evaluates Plainville
back pain kids and adults to examine for risks and set
a treatment plan to avert them from turning out to be painful realities.
WHAT TO DO
What is a parent to do? Care for the kids and
their Plainville spines. Check with your
Plainville chiropractic physician. Establish a treatment plan that inspires
them to be more physical, eat more healthily,
take supplements as needed, and be treated with spinal manipulation. It helps!
Schedule a Plainville chiropractic visit at
Layden Chiropractic today!