Oxford Kids Benefit from Chiropractic & Nutritional Care
Kids and nutrition. Oxford kids don’t think about it. Oxford parents don’t always think about it. But Oxford nutrition is critical in Oxford kids’ spinal development and growth and Oxford chiropractic care. Good nutrition also fosters good spine and bone development which your Oxford chiropractor thinks about! Satterwhite Chiropractic shares nutrition whenever the opportunity presents itself. A good Oxford nutritional foundation as a youth quite possibly contributes to a healthier spinal life.
WHAT’S HOLDING YOUTH BACK?
So what prevents Oxford young people and their Oxford parents from thinking about their nutritional status? Expectedly the same things that hold young adults back - belief their diet is appropriate, no symptomatology, and misperception of nutrient sources. (1) Satterwhite Chiropractic knows that a life experience draws notice.
WAKE-UP CALLS
When do young people consider their nutritional status? At the same time it would garner 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, Satterwhite Chiropractic notes that Oxford kids with spine pain share some risk factors for Oxford back pain and neck pain.
RISKS FOR Oxford 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) 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. Schoolchildren with moderate and severe pain had higher body mass indices, waist, hip and waist-to-hip ratios. (2) Satterwhite Chiropractic assesses Oxford back pain kids and adults to evaluate for risks and create a treatment plan to avert them from becoming painful realities.
What’s a parent to do? Care for the kids and their Oxford spines. Consult your Oxford chiropractic physician. Set a treatment plan that inspires them to be more active, eat more nutritiously, take supplements as needed, and be treated with spinal manipulation. It helps!
Schedule a Oxford chiropractic visit at Satterwhite Chiropractic today!
