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Jon Abbott Ryan PaveyJayde Kelly
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Stefan Ijmker Matt Birtles Guy Osmond
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
Behaviour develops at
primary 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
primary
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?
Angela grew up to be a beautiful
young woman.
She is academically talented,
not a great fan of sports, wears large
cover-ups or skinny jeans.
Angela suffers occasional headaches and
frequent neck pain.
Then last summer by the pool her father said…
What is What is What is What is
normalnormalnormalnormal
pppposture?osture?osture?osture?
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eeeevidence.vidence.vidence.vidence.
The The The The xxxx----rayrayrayray
eeeevidence.vidence.vidence.vidence.
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
8888----to 18 yearto 18 yearto 18 yearto 18 year----olds spend an olds spend an olds spend an olds spend an
average of average of average of average of 7.5 hours per day 7.5 hours per day 7.5 hours per day 7.5 hours per day
using "entertainment media" using "entertainment media" using "entertainment media" using "entertainment media"
every day.every day.every day.every day.
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