Auburn Kids Benefit from Chiropractic & Nutritional Care

Kids and nutrition. Auburn kids don’t think about it. Auburn parents don’t always think about it. But Auburn nutrition is important in Auburn kids’ spinal development and growth and Auburn chiropractic care. Good nutrition also boosts good spine and bone development which your Auburn chiropractor thinks about! Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. shares nutrition whenever the opportunity arises. A good Auburn nutritional foundation as a youth potentially contributes to a healthier spinal life.

WHAT’S HOLDING YOUTH BACK?

So what keeps Auburn young people and their Auburn parents from thinking about their nutritional status? Likely the same things that hold young adults back - belief their diet is correct, no symptomatology, and misperception of nutrient sources. (1) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. knows that a life experience draws notice.

WAKE-UP CALLS

When do young people think about their nutritional status? At the same time it would get the attention of an adult - when there is pain. Amazingly, 71% of schoolchildren aged 12-17 years say that they had at least one episode of low back pain. (2) 17.4% of students report cervical spine pain. 18% tell of low back pain. Older adolescents (24.4%) are affected more by cervical spine pain than younger ones (11.9%). Older adolescents (25.1%) suffer more lumbar spine pain than younger ones (12.4%), too. (3) More girls than boys report back pain. (4) As researchers share, Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. notes that Auburn kids with spine pain have some things in common that put them at risk for Auburn back pain and neck pain.

RISKS FOR Auburn 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) 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. These moderate and severe pain schoolchildren had higher body mass indices, waist, hip and waist-to-hip ratios. (2) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. assesses Auburn back pain kids and adults to check for risks and set a treatment plan to avert them from becoming painful realities.

What is a parent to do? Care for the kids and their Auburn spines. Consult your Auburn chiropractic physician. Set a treatment plan that motivates them to be more active, eat more healthily, take supplements as needed, and be treated with spinal manipulation.It’s helpful!

Schedule a Auburn chiropractic visit at Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. today!