Juneau Kids Benefit from Chiropractic & Nutritional Care
Kids and nutrition. Juneau kids don’t think about it. Juneau parents don’t always think about it. But Juneau nutrition is critical in Juneau kids’ spinal development and growth and Juneau chiropractic care. Good nutrition also fosters good spine and bone development which your Juneau chiropractor thinks about! Aurora Chiropractic Center talks nutrition whenever the opportunity rises. A good Juneau nutritional foundation as a youth quite possibly contributes to a healthier spinal life.
WHAT’S HOLDING YOUTH BACK?
So what prevents Juneau young people and their Juneau parents from thinking about their nutritional status? Expectedly the same things that hold young adults back - belief their diet is appropriate, no symptomatology, and confusion over nutrient sources. (1) Aurora Chiropractic Center knows that a life experience draws attention.
WAKE-UP CALLS
When do young people consider their nutritional status? At the same time it would get the attention of an adult - when there is pain. Amazingly, 71% of schoolchildren aged 12-17 years say that they had at least one episode of low back pain. (2) 17.4% of students describe 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%) suffer more lumbar spine pain than younger ones (12.4%), too. (3) More girls than boys report back pain. (4) As researchers share, Aurora Chiropractic Center notices that Juneau kids with spine pain have some things in common that put them at risk for Juneau back pain and neck pain.
RISKS FOR Juneau BACK PAIN
What puts kids at risk of spine pain? Lots of things 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) Inactive adolescents have more cervical and lumbar spine pain than active kids. (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) Aurora Chiropractic Center assesses Juneau 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 is a parent to do? Care for the kids and their Juneau spines. Consult your Juneau chiropractic physician. Establish a treatment plan that motivates them to be more active, eat more nutritiously, take supplements as needed, and be treated with spinal manipulation.It’s helpful!
Schedule a Juneau chiropractic visit at Aurora Chiropractic Center today!
