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Ghassemi

Your future

employees.

Back pain

High

prevalence

amongst

school

children

50% of 14

year olds

4x more

likely to

experience

back pain as

an adult

Behavior

develops at

elementary

school

Understanding

the problem.

Did you

know?

45 million

Americans

experience

chronic

headaches

23 million

(ages 12 or

over)

67 million

Americans

likely to be

diagnosed

with arthritis

by 2030

27 million

Americans

suffer from

osteoarthritis

Understanding

the problem.

Small peoples’ feet don’t touch the ground.Tall people get used to stooping.At home we use couches, recliners, etc.

Back/neck

pain in

elementary

school

children

In the past year In the past week

Back/neck

pain in

secondary

school

children

In the past year In the past week

The x-ray evidence.

What is What is What is What is

normalnormalnormalnormal

pppposture?osture?osture?osture?

Lateral:

Ear Lobe

Shoulder

Elbow

Hip

Posterior knee

Ankle.

P 2A: Balance Rt & Lt:

Head

Shoulder

Elbow and Waist

Hands & Legs

Ankles & Feet

What is What is What is What is

normalnormalnormalnormal

pppposture?osture?osture?osture?

Bella grew up to be a beautiful

young woman.

She is academically talented,

not a great fan of sports, large

cover-ups or skinny jeans.

Bella suffers occasional headaches and

frequent neck pain.

Then last summer by the pool her father said…

Identification/detection: assessment and posture score.Correction: awareness and proactivity.Prevention: Knowledge is Power. Healthy Family Project.

What is What is What is What is

normalnormalnormalnormal

pppposture?osture?osture?osture?

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Back and Neck Pain StatisticsBack and Neck Pain StatisticsBack and Neck Pain StatisticsBack and Neck Pain Statistics

According to the Kaiser According to the Kaiser According to the Kaiser According to the Kaiser

Family Foundation Family Foundation Family Foundation Family Foundation

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