Parents look at your kids – is their head forward, are their shoulder back and strong or rounded and also forward? There is a direct correlation between poor posture and putting the body in a state of disease.

“For every inch of Forward Head Posture, it can increase the weight of the head on the spine by an additional 10 pounds.”   Kapandji, Physiology of Joints, Vol. 

“Loss of cervical curve stretches the spinal cord 5 to 7 cm and produces pathological tension, putting the body in a state of disease.”  Alf Breig, M.D. 

Please take a moment and stand your child up and take a good look at their posture. If you don’t know what good posture should look like think of a champion ballroom dancer. Perfect posture is central to the sport. See if their ankles, hips, shoulders and ears are in line with each other. If not there are stretches and exercises they should be doing your local chiropractor could show you. The best news is it’s easier to fix youngster than adults. Remember a ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. Give the gift of health to your kids by getting them straight to a Chiropractor. A simple x-ray can confirm whether their neck has lost it’s curve or not. If it has only a chiropractor can improve it.

“Forward Head Posture LEADS to long term Muscle strain, disc herniations, arthritis and pinched nerves.”  Mayo Clinic, Nov. 3^rd, 2000

 Thanks for listening and I hope I see you soon;

Doctor Keith M. Castilloux – Chiropractor

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