Are Your Kids a Pain?

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"Kids have always been a pain. But these days, they’re also in pain.

“It’s an epidemic,” says Scott Bautch, a chiropractor specializing in occupational health and spokesman for the Arlington, Va.-based American Chiropractic Association. By the age of 14, kids have the same rate of back pain that adults do.”

"Parents can help stem this surge of suffering by focusing on proper posture, says Esther Gokhale, author of “8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back” and creator of the Gokhale Method.

“There are kids who carry much heavier loads without wear and tear because they are well-aligned,” she says"

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2010/aug/27/back-pain-starts-early-children-overly-filled-back/