Standing up straight is important for everyone, but at no time is it more crucial to develop the habits of good posture than in childhood. Many adults with chronic back pain can trace the problem to years of bad posture habits or injuries in childhood.
Because they are growing and more active, children may be at even more risk for injury to the back and spine. According to studies, there is a significantly high risk of injuries associated with sports and recreation. More than 1/3 of all high school athletes sustain some type of injury. Many childhood stresses and traumas lead to spinal and nerve dysfunction as we age. Children that carry backpacks quite often create postural problems and regions of spinal dysfunction.
We also notice that children and teens that develop Scoliosis commonly develop it due to a lack of proper spinal maintenance. Studies have shown that the children who have taken care of their spines with regular care have over 5 times fewer health problems than the average child. They have fewer occurrences of scoliosis, ear infections, growing pains, and other health problems. It is important to have your children’s posture checked and monitored as they age.
People who choose to neglect checking their posture may be in for a decrease in quality of life as they age. Poor posture extracts a high price as you age because it can:
1) Limit your range of motion – muscles can be permanently shortened or stretched when a slumped over posture becomes your normal position.
2) Organs in your body become less effective – your lungs work at reduced capacity meaning less oxygen to your body, your digestive system has a harder time to function, and quite commonly cardiovascular health is compromised.
3) Your mental/emotional state can be affected – it is commonly known that people who are less capable of supporting their body properly have less energy, they have a harder time enjoying their day, and they are more commonly less active in life.
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Kuinuka ni muhimu kwa kila mtu, lakini hakuna wakati ni muhimu zaidi ya kuendeleza tabia ya msimamo mzuri kuliko katika utoto. Watu wazima wengi wenye maumivu ya mgongo ya kudumu wanaweza kugundua tatizo hilo kutokana na miaka ya mazoea mabaya ya kujipinda au majeraha ya utotoni. Kwa kuwa watoto wanaendelea kukua na kuwa na shughuli nyingi, huenda wakawa na hatari kubwa zaidi ya kujeruhiwa mgongo na uti wa mgongo. Kulingana na utafiti, kuna hatari kubwa sana ya majeraha yanayohusiana na michezo na burudani. Zaidi ya asilimia tatu ya wanariadha wa shule za sekondari hupata majeraha. Mkazo na majeraha mengi ya utotoni husababisha matatizo ya uti wa mgongo na neva tunapozeeka. Watoto ambao hubeba mikoba mara nyingi husababisha matatizo ya msimamo na maeneo ya dysfunction ya uti wa mgongo. Pia, watoto na vijana wanaopata ugonjwa wa scoliosis kwa kawaida huugua kwa sababu ya kukosa utunzaji sahihi wa uti wa mgongo. Utafiti unaonyesha kwamba watoto ambao huchukua huduma ya uti wa mgongo mara kwa mara wana matatizo ya afya ya chini mara tano kuliko watoto wa kawaida. Wao hupata ugonjwa wa uti wa mgongo, maambukizo ya sikio, maumivu ya kukua, na matatizo mengine ya afya mara chache zaidi. Ni muhimu kuchunguza na kufuatilia msimamo wa watoto wako wanapozeeka. Watu ambao huamua kupuuza kuangalia msimamo wao wa mwili wanaweza kuwa katika kupungua kwa ubora wa maisha wanapozeeka. Msimamo mbaya wa mwili huchukua gharama kubwa unapozeeka kwa sababu inaweza: 1) Kupunguza mwendo wako - misuli inaweza kufupishwa au kunyooshwa kwa kudumu wakati msimamo wa kushuka unakuwa msimamo wako wa kawaida. Viungo katika mwili wako huwa chini ya ufanisi - mapafu yako kazi katika uwezo mdogo maana oksijeni kidogo kwa mwili wako, mfumo wako wa kumeng'enya ina wakati mgumu kufanya kazi, na kwa kawaida afya ya moyo na mishipa ya damu ni kuathiriwa. Hali yako ya kiakili na kihisia inaweza kuathiriwa - ni kawaida inayojulikana kwamba watu ambao ni chini ya uwezo wa kusaidia mwili wao vizuri kuwa na nishati kidogo, wana wakati mgumu kufurahia siku yao, na wao ni zaidi kawaida chini ya kazi katika maisha. Kugawana makala hii na marafiki na familia yako na kuwa na fahari ya kuwa katika makali ya kuongoza ya huduma za afya kwa kuwa mgonjwa chiropractic.