We teach our children how to brush and dental floss their teeth at a young age to prevent tooth decay, and to call 911 in the event of an emergency.  If we don’t educate our children to put their seatbelts on every single time they get into a vehicle or to wear a helmet for certain sports, then we haven’t provided them with essential tools to live a long healthy life.  Back care education needs to be included with these fostering primal tools so that our children are less likely to be one of the 4 out of 5 adults who will suffer from back pain.  I Position Me, LLC provides excellent back care education tools that are fun and easy to learn for children of all ages.

When you teach a child to look both ways before crossing the road, essentially you're reducing the risk for injury and pain.  Similarly, teaching a child to walk tall, look ahead, not down, and to carry their book bags a certain way reduces the risk for future injury and pain.  I Position Me, LLC provides simple posture tips, biomechanics and specific exercises for preschool and elementary children.  These are things that will build confidence, self-esteem, physical strength as well as reduce the forces placed on the spine to minimize the wear and tear placed on their growing vertebrae and discs.

Do you, or someone you know, experience back pain?   Well, 80% of the population at some point in their life will suffer from some degenerative back ailment that may or may not require surgery, but will affect daily happiness and independence.  This percentage could likely increase in this fast-paced, less active, digital world, so we need to start active back pain prevention today with tomorrow’s adults.   While I Position Me, LLC's lessons are geared towards children, teens and adults-alike will learn from them too; it's never too late to help your back.  A child has one back for life, so as a teacher, parent, caregiver and physician, let's work together today to give our children the necessary tools to help them have fun and grow well.