are you prepared for the challenges of the future workforce? - bill pace
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Back pain
High prevalence
amongst school
children
50% of 14 year olds
4x more likely to experience back pain as
an adult
Behavior develops at elementary
school
Understanding
the problem.
Did you know?
45 million Americans experience
chronic headaches
23 million (ages 12 or
over)
67 million Americans likely to be diagnosed
with arthritis by 2030
27 million Americans suffer from
osteoarthritis
Understanding
the problem.
Small peoples’ feet don’t touch the ground.Tall people get used to stooping.At home we use couches, recliners, etc.
What is
normal
posture?
Lateral:
Ear Lobe
Shoulder
Elbow
Hip
Posterior knee
Ankle.
P 2A: Balance Rt & Lt:
Head
Shoulder
Elbow and Waist
Hands & Legs
Ankles & Feet
Angela grew up to be a beautiful
young woman.
She is academically talented,
not a great fan of sports, large
cover-ups or skinny jeans.
Angela suffers occasional headaches and
frequent neck pain.
Then last summer by the pool her father said…
Identification/detection: assessment and posture score.Correction: awareness and proactivity.Prevention: Knowledge is Power. Healthy Family Project.
Back and Neck Pain Statistics
According to the Kaiser
Family Foundation
8-to 18 year-olds spend an
average of 7.5 hours per day
using "entertainment media"
every day.