LifeSystems Chiropractic - Chiropractor in Singapore

Is there a simple way to help your child to have a good posture? One of the first thing to do is prevent your child from bad postures to start with. You have seen bad slumped or forward head posture in an adult and you know instinctively the posture doesn't look right. One of patient below demonstrates a poor posture while using his Ipad during his chiropractic visit, definitely not a good characteristics of a child with good posture. Even adults are guilty of assuming such posture while using their computers or mobile devices.  The child posture sitting one one of my chiropractic tables is probably very common scene in our homes today.

Another oone of our child below was diagnosed to have ASD or Autistic Spectrum Disorder. We have the privelege of help one of our pediatric client, who had autistic spectrum disorder and poor posture. One day the child's poor postsure got to the point that he could not turn his head which is what brought him to our office. His symptoms were not being able to turn his head without pain, a form of child neck torticollis or wry neck in children.

Read his mother's testimonial regarding her child posture correction at my blog.

Concept of Posture Correction:

Everyone looks at a problem from their point of reference. Could there be an underlying problem that led to his poor posture. Or did the poor posture came first which then led to his neck problem? If the underlying problem was nervous system asymmetry that led to his autism or poor posture, then restoring nervous system asymmetry or imbalance could improve both his condition. If the child posture is purely mechanical, why not just buy a child posture corrective brace to straighten back the spine.

Neurological examination, orthopedic exam and posture exam was included. We will only discuss the posture analysis in this case. We use a patented Child Posture Analyzer to help us objectively measure the child's current and post treatment progress.

Posture Analysis of Child Using Child Posture Analyser (BEFORE TREATMENT):

Let's take a look at the child's postural exam a little closer. Below you will see our child posture analyser take before and after our child posture correction system. Below is his Posture Before Treatment.


 

• Head is shifted 0.58cm left, and is tilted 14.0° left.
• Shoulders are shifted 1.16cm right, and are tilted 6.0° right.
• Ribcage is shifted 0.29cm left.
• Hips are shifted 1.59cm left.

• Child's head weighs approximately 2.0 kilos and is shifted 9.25cm forward.
• Based on physics, your head now effectively weighs 20.8 kilos instead of 2.0 kilos.
• Shoulders are shifted 4.33cm backward.
• Hips are shifted 4.91cm forward.
• Knees are shifted 3.32cm forward.
 

Any measurable deviation from normalposture causes weakening of the spine as well as increased stress on the nervous system which can adversely affect overall health.
Chiropractic philosophy directs us to first look to the spine and the brain. Hence, our goal was to restore asymmetry of the nervous system. Could restoring the asymmetry in the nervous system, also improve the child's autistic spectrum disorder symptoms?

Posture Treatment Protocol:

Since the child has pain in his neck on turning, our goal for to help me restore his cervical spine. The child received specific spinal adjustments and home exercises once a week with prescribed home exercises about a little over a month. Treatment modalities including instrument and manual adjusting, cold laser therapy and exercise.

Posture Analysis of Child Using Child Posture Analyser (AFTER TREATMENT):

Chiid Posture After Treatment (6 weeks). We rechecked his results. The mother of the child was so excited with her son's progress and was happy and gave her consent to share her son's progress with our readers.

• Child's Head is shifted 0.29cm right, and is not tilted.
• Shoulders are shifted 0.36cm left, and are not tilted.
• Ribcage is shifted 0.22cm left.
• Hips are shifted 2.46cm left, and are not tilted.
 

• Your head weighs approximately 2.0 kilos and is shifted 4.05cm forward.
• Based on physics, your head now effectively weighs 10.2 kilos instead of 2.0 kilos.
• Shoulders are shifted 5.35cm backward.
• Hips are shifted 7.22cm forward.
• Knees are shifted 2.89cm forward.
 

Good posture corresponds to function.  The body is designed to have the head, rib cage, and pelvis perfectly  balanced upon one another  in  both the  front  and side views.  If the  posture is deviated  from normal, then the  spine  is also deviated from the  normal healthy position. Unfortunately, abnormal posture has been associated  with  the  development and progression of many spinal conditions  and injuries including: increased muscle activity and disc injury, scoliosis, work lifting injuries, sports injuries, back pain, Neck pain, headaches, carpal tunnel symptoms, shoulder and ankle  injuries as well as many other conditions. 

Additionally,  postural abnormalities in  adolescent years have been recognized  as one of the  sources  of pain  syndromes  and early arthritis  in  adulthood. Therefore, posture should be checked and corrected in  children  before more  serious problems can occur.
 
We thank the above parents for permission to allow us to use his story. Their hope is other children too will find natural solutions to a frustrating problem that is difficult to resolve with conventional treatments. Our prices for children are even more affordable at $48 per visit for children below 12 years of age (excluding consultation and examination). Don't wait until things get worse. Call Cassandra at 6475-2646 to set your appointment for your child now.