Nov
3
With homework levels at an all time high, its no wonder more kids are experiencing more back pain. To help your child stay healthy throughout the school year, take a look at these backpack safety tips:
1. Proper fit is essential to carrying the load properly. The backpack should extend to, but not beyond the top of the shoulders or the top of the buttocks.
2. The load of the pack should not exceed 15% of the child’s weight. For example, a 70 lb. child should carry no more than 10.5 lbs.
3. Pack carefully. Carry heavier objects as low and as close to the back as possible. Only pack what is absolutely essential. Go to your locker more often instead of carrying everything in your pack.
4. Use both straps. Even though it might not be cool, do not use only one strap. Straps should also be snug, but not tight. When carrying heavy loads, use the waist strap for added support if the backpack is equipped with one.
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Oct
27
Babies and Chiropractic Care
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Every baby needs to have a healthy spinal column. It’s the framework that will support your child throughout his or her growing years and adulthood. Studies have shown that newborn infants often enter the world with spinal trauma due to the birth process. Even under the best conditions, birthing can be difficult for the infant who has spent nine months cradled in the dark, warm “waterbed” of the womb. It’s very important to have your infant checked by a chiropractor shortly after his or her birth to be certain that there isn’t any nerve interference. Periodic checks should continue throughout your child’s lifetime.
Robert S. Mendelsohn, M.D., was one of America’s leading pediatricians and a vocal proponent of home delivery. In his consciousness-raising book Confessions of a Medical Heretic, he discussed how babies born in the hospital are six times more likely to suffer distress during labor and delivery, eight times more likely to get caught in the birth canal, four times more likely to need resuscitation, four times more likely to become infected and thirty times more likely to be permanently injured.
A study conducted by Lewis B Mehl, M.D. of the University of Wisconsin Infant Development Center reviewed 2,000 births. Nearly half of these had been home deliveries. Fourteen of the home-born babies had to be resuscitated as compared to fifty-two of those born in the hospital. And only one home-delivered baby suffered neurological damage compared to six of the hospital babies.
The figures reveal the benefits of home delivery. This is why many chiropractors and their families select natural childbirth at home.
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