TOP 6 causes of bad posture in a child

Pos­ture when writ­ing is very impor­tant and is con­sid­ered cor­rect if the child sits upright, lean­ing back against the back of a chair.

The cor­rect pos­ture of the child is his health … Few adults treat this issue respon­si­bly. Most often, par­ents begin to wor­ry when they notice that their child has begun to stoop. Anx­i­ety can also be caused by the fact that one shoul­der of the baby has become low­er than the oth­er, and the child’s shoul­der blades bulge notice­ably for­ward. The expe­ri­ences of adults are quite appro­pri­ate, because all these symp­toms can indi­cate a vio­la­tion of pos­ture. If you do noth­ing, then the cur­va­ture of the spine in a child can lead to visu­al impair­ment, fatigue, dis­rup­tion of the car­dio­vas­cu­lar sys­tem, breath­ing and cause oxy­gen star­va­tion of the body.

What is called correct posture?

Pos­ture is the habit­u­al posi­tion of the body while stand­ing, sit­ting and walk­ing. The pos­ture is con­sid­ered cor­rect if the head is slight­ly raised, the chest is deployed, the shoul­ders are at the same lev­el. Caus­es of pos­ture dis­or­ders can be both con­gen­i­tal and acquired. Con­gen­i­tal caus­es of pos­ture dis­or­ders are not very com­mon. Basi­cal­ly, these are vio­la­tions of intrauter­ine devel­op­ment, lead­ing to under­de­vel­op­ment of the ver­te­brae, the for­ma­tion of var­i­ous defects and patholo­gies. Acquired dis­or­ders are the most com­mon. What fac­tors lead to poor pos­ture?

One of the rea­sons for the cur­va­ture of pos­ture: if the table does not match the height of the child and the child is forced to sit bent over

1 Reason

Many chil­dren, espe­cial­ly dur­ing their school years, devel­op signs that may indi­cate poor pos­ture. Most often they arise due to the habit of tak­ing incor­rect body posi­tions while sit­ting at a table or desk. This con­tributes to the devel­op­ment of the mus­cles of one half of the body and weak­ness of the mus­cles of the oth­er, which leads to uneven pres­sure on the ver­te­brae and cur­va­ture of the body to one side.

The pos­ture when writ­ing is con­sid­ered cor­rect if the child sits upright, lean­ing back against the back of the chair. Shoul­ders should be at the same lev­el, fore­arms lean on the table. The head is slight­ly tilt­ed for­ward. Note­book when writ­ing should lie at a dis­tance of 35–40 cm from the eyes. It is impor­tant to ensure that the table lamp is on the table to the left of the stu­dent, at which time the over­head light must also be turned on. The pos­ture when read­ing is the same as when writ­ing: it is bet­ter to put the book at an angle to the table on a stand.

2 Reason

Some chil­dren have a habit of sit­ting with their legs tucked under them while lean­ing heav­i­ly to the side. This can lead to cur­va­ture of the spine. If the table does not cor­re­spond to the growth of the stu­dent, the child is forced to sit bent over. There­fore, choos­ing fur­ni­ture for train­ing, it is impor­tant to approach this moment respon­si­bly. The design of the table and chair should pro­vide, first­ly, sup­port for the tor­so, arms and legs, and sec­ond­ly, the sym­met­ri­cal posi­tion of the head and shoul­der gir­dle. The size of the fur­ni­ture should cor­re­spond to the height of the child: the length of the seat of the chair — the length of the hips, the height of its legs — the length of the legs. It is good if the back of the chair has a slight tilt back, which allows you to lean back, relax, and give rest to the spine. Feet should be on the floor.

Pos­ture dis­or­ders can devel­op due to the habit of car­ry­ing a heavy brief­case in one hand.

3 Reason

Pos­ture dis­or­ders can devel­op due to the habit of car­ry­ing a heavy brief­case in one hand. Often, espe­cial­ly among high school stu­dents, there is such a habit. What hap­pens to the body in this case? The body is tilt­ed towards the brief­case, the head is in the oppo­site direc­tion, the back is stooped. Over time, due to the con­stant­ly incor­rect posi­tion of the body, a cur­va­ture of the spine may devel­op. There­fore, it is bet­ter for both high school stu­dents and ele­men­tary school stu­dents to wear a satchel on their backs. The ben­e­fits are clear: the arms remain free, the weight of the pack is even­ly dis­trib­uted and the back remains straight.

4 Reason

If your child is involved in a sport that pro­motes mus­cle devel­op­ment on one side of the body and mus­cle weak­ness on the oth­er. For exam­ple, play­ing ten­nis leads to uneven pres­sure on the ver­te­brae and cur­va­ture of the tor­so in one direc­tion.

5 Reason

With flat feet, pos­ture is often dis­turbed. How does this hap­pen? The cen­ter of grav­i­ty of the body shifts back, so the whole body has to lean for­ward to main­tain bal­ance. Because of this, the child begins to slouch. Of course, flat feet is not a fatal dis­ease, but it can also pro­vide a lot of prob­lems: legs get tired quick­ly, knees suf­fer — the load on them increas­es.

6 Reason

A soft bed con­tributes to the cur­va­ture of the spine, which means a change in pos­ture and stoop. When choos­ing a bed and mat­tress for a child, it is worth con­sid­er­ing this fac­tor. The bed should not be too soft, the pil­low should be large. The length of the bed should be 20–25 cm longer than the height of the child so that he can stretch out freely. The child is not only more pleas­ant, but also more use­ful to sleep on an even, dense mat­tress.

The baby should not be allowed to sleep curled up, with legs pulled up to the chest. In this posi­tion, the shoul­der blades are dis­placed, the upper ribs in the chest cav­i­ty are com­pressed, the spine is bent. The entire weight of the body falls on two points — the shoul­der and hip joints, and the spine sags between them. It is best when the child sleeps on his back.

Most often, chil­dren, in order to cor­rect their pos­ture, just start attend­ing phys­io­ther­a­py exer­cis­es and doing mas­sage. Par­ents are encour­aged to take their child to a spe­cial­ist once a year.

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