PRESS RELEASE
We’ve Got Your Back!
With
school back in session, it’s time to think about how backpacks can affect the bodies of children. Some kids are pulling
bags which can cause twisting of the body. Others use one shoulder sling bags which can force one side
to work harder than the other. An increasing number of children and adolescents are suffering from back,
neck, and shoulder pain. A major contributor to this pain is the misuse of backpacks.
If children are carrying too much weight on their backs and shoulders, it could cause direct
injury to the spine, strain the muscles, or just plain wear them out. Dr. Kelly recognizes this growing
problem and offers some help for protecting each child’s back. Here are some traditional backpack safety tips.
• Make
sure the backpack weighs no more than 5 – 10% of the child’s weight.
•
Make sure the backpack never hangs more than 4 inches below the waist.
•
Use a backpack that has wide, padded shoulder straps.
•
Encourage the child to use both shoulder straps for equal support and if the backpack has a waist strap, use it to
take some of the pressure off the child’s back.
These simple tips combined with
your chiropractic care can really help relieve pain caused by backpacks!!
Tree
of Life Chiropractic Center
Kelly Synowiec-Moroney, D.C.
551 S. Spring
Road
Elmhurst, IL 60126
630.941.TREE
www.CHIROTREE.com
National Insitute
of Health:
Press Release:
According to the National Institute of Health (NIH) 1 in 9 children
use alternative medicine. Chiropractic is the second most common type of alternative medicine used.
But how can chiropractic care be useful to a kid? Remember when your child was first born and you
held him or her in your arms - you looked at them and saw great promise for their future – physically, mentally, socially
and spiritually – a doctor, teacher, great mom, lawyer – not your average sick stressful adult you see around
you everyday. Chiropractic helps to make sure your child fulfills their full potential. We
work on removing interference to your nervous system – similar to static on a telephone line. You
can’t understand what is being said on the phone and you get stressed. Chiropractic makes sure the spine is working
well (so there is no static on the line) by sending a message to the brain, then the brain tells the body exactly what to
do to heal. There are many gentle chiropractic techniques. Tree of Life Chiropractic
uses the activator method, which is a “back cracking-free” technique. For more information
visit our website at www.chirotree.com. Some other helpful websites are www.activator.com (to learn more about the activator method). Dr. Kelly Synowiec-Moroney
at Tree of Life Chiropractic is trained to adjust children, but to find a doctor of chiropractic in your area check out the
International Chiropractic Pediatric Association website at www.icpa4kids.org. Email us to request a FREE at home guide on How to Find Out if Chiropractic
Can Help My Family - drkelly551@sbcglobal.net. Please type in SUBLUXATION in the subject box. Have a Happy and
Healthy Day.