Ashburn and Herndon Kids Benefit from Chiropractic & Nutritional Care

Kids and nutrition. Ashburn and Herndon kids don’t think about it. Ashburn and Herndon parents don’t always think about it. But Ashburn and Herndon nutrition is important in Ashburn and Herndon kids’ spinal development and growth and Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic care. Good nutrition also boosts good spine and bone development which your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor thinks about! Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn shares nutrition whenever the opportunity arises. A good Ashburn and Herndon nutritional foundation as a youth potentially leads to a healthier spinal life.

WHAT’S HOLDING YOUTH BACK?

So what keeps Ashburn and Herndon young people and their Ashburn and Herndon parents from thinking about their nutritional status? Likely the same things that hold young adults back - belief their diet is correct, no symptomatology, and confusion over nutrient sources. (1) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn 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. Incredibly, 71% of schoolchildren aged 12-17 years say that they had at least one episode of low back pain. (2) 17.4% of students recount cervical spine pain. 18% state 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, Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn sees that Ashburn and Herndon kids with spine pain have some things in common that put them at risk for Ashburn and Herndon back pain and neck pain.

RISKS FOR Ashburn and Herndon 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) 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) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn assesses Ashburn and Herndon back pain kids and adults to examine for risks and create a treatment plan to prevent them from becoming painful realities.

What is a parent to do? Care for the kids and their Ashburn and Herndon spines. Consult your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic physician. Set a treatment plan that motivates them to be more physical, eat more healthily, take supplements as necessary, and be treated with spinal manipulation. It helps!

Schedule a Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic visit at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn today!