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August 26, 2010

Watch kids' backs, parents told

Vernon Neo:

Children who carry schoolbags and adopt improper postures while sleeping, walking and doing homework are susceptible to spinal problems, chiropractors warned.
A Children Chiropractic Foundation survey of 1,298 Primary One to Six students from September last year to May this year found 18 percent of them suffered from spinal problems.

Foundation member Tony Cheung Kai-shui said girls are more susceptible to spinal problems as their growth development is faster compared with boys of the same age.

Cheung noted that common symptoms of spinal problems are headaches, chest pains, asthma, back pains and overall weakness.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at August 26, 2010 3:08 AM
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