Correct posture is essential to good health. Unfortunately, humans are not born already formed posture. They have to work. It is during the preschool age the best, if you start to instill good habits and to get used to the children's healthy lifestyle.
It's always good to see a man whose straight shoulders, straight back to easy running. These people more confident. Or vice versa. It's sad that a passerby, bent back. But that's just the external factors. Bad posture leads to complications of the internal organs. Disrupting respiratory tract and the Central nervous system, reduced lung capacity, shortness of breath. Therefore, it is very important to a child to pay attention to your posture formation.
Posture: basic concepts
Posture is a familiar pose in which the back straight. The first year of life, the children formed the natural curve of the spine. The time when the child goes to school, these curves are defined more clearly. The spine begins to form in the process of development, the growth of the child.
Signs of correct posture:
- clavicle at the same level;
- if we look back, scapula, shoulder, symmetrically arranged;
- head -, hip-or tribe in a row;
- stomach;
- the legs are the same length.
Scoliosis
To understand whether there is a violation of your child, you need to do. If the blades are heavily favored, as well as the head and shoulders tilted forward, a time for action.
The type of posture:
- bent;
- flat back;
- flat concave back;
- back;
- round-concave back;
- a bad posture.
One of the most common diseases in children is a slow. The kids don't know how to control themselves, so while reading, or playing on the computer, the back relaxed and rounded, the shoulders to fall forward. This leads to a stooped posture. If time is not on measures to grow the lump, the heart, the lungs cease to work properly.
Errors circle or round-concave back arise early. Start to stand, walk, sit the child needs. At this age, begin to create the error. Typical of hanging shoulder, with strong, curved spine, and head tilted forward.
The children, disabled, or vice versa, a fast-growing, it may be flat or concave flat back. These children quickly get tired, don't react well to the changing load, complaining about a headache. In general, this posture leads to the development of scoliosis.
A bad back can be observed in children of preschool age. This is the first sign of the violation of posture. This problem occurs when the baby move a little, not developed muscles, overweight, too long sitting at the table.
Three degrees of the incorrect posture
- First: small changes in the posture. Simply solved with the help of a volitional effort. The most common in kindergarten.
- Second: signs of the curvature direction is higher. A little effort to straighten the spine enough. If the child under his arm, and then raise the violation ceases. Posture can be corrected with a special diet.
- Third: if the posture is difficult to cure.
Factors affecting the posture of the children
- With the proper nutrition. Make sure that the diet must contain the foods that contain the vitamins a, C, D. salmon, mackerel, milk, eggs, currant, lemon, legumes.
- The absence or lack of physical activity. Maintain your posture in the right form, you need a good physical preparation.
- Wrong heavy school bag. It's better if the weight of the container should not exceed 2 kg. So it's still worth listening to, that the child carries with him. Select the appropriate backpack, orthopedic back and wide comfortable straps.
- A bad posture. You must monitor the students during the execution of home works, when you sit at the long table, and especially behind the computer. Regularly to tell him the good posture. Make sure to small breaks in between long sitting.
- The psychological state. Constant criticism, a lack of understanding on the part of parents increase the self-esteem of children. Insecure children are more likely to slouch. Therefore, the child is very important for the parental support.
- The way the work and the rest. It is important to observe the proportions between these classes. Many parents strive to ensure that the child participated in several sections he was always doing something. The kids need the physical activity. But they also need some rest
- The shape of the leg. Violations of the foot should lead changes in the spine. Regularly check your feet flat.
Test: how to determine if a violation of posture
This is easy. Put the baby on the wall so that the head, the shoulders, the butt, corner, tightly pressed to the side surface. If the posture is correct, then such a posture does not cause discomfort. In case of violation of the child, it will be difficult to cope with such a request. But even more, to move away from the wall, stay in that position for a little time.
Forming a correct posture in children
- It starts from birth. Therefore, special attention should be paid to the development of the baby's age. It's the childhood, it's easier to form good habits, accustom the child to a healthy lifestyle.
- Constant motor activity. In the early ages of the child to the exercise. Could be Cycling, skating, roller skating. Play with him outdoor games: badminton, volleyball, football.
- The rejection of an incorrect report. When children are young, it's hard to control yourself. They do not attach much importance to how you sit, what position, watching TV, or eating. And these moments are very important parental control.
- General physical preparation. In order to have a child, formed the correct posture, the hardening, exercises that increase overall body tone. Swimming is a healthy sleep helps to restore the nervous system.
- Check the flat feet. Selection of the appropriate comfortable shoes will help your child to maintain the correct posture during the movements.
- The baby's bed should be firm, preferably an orthopedic mattress.
- Exercises contribute to the development of correct posture — a set of exercises to strengthen the back muscles, shoulder girdle, abdomen, flexibility, joint mobility, training of the respiratory system.
Exercises for correct posture
- Unloading of the spine. Twice a day I lie on a hard surface. Enough 15 minutes, each time.
- Horizontal bar. Stay calm state on the horizontal bar. Time: how much is enough force.
- Straight back. Against the wall, tightly clutching the head, bottom, corner. Moving away from the wall, sit down, stand up, and taking into account the correct position.
- "Swallow it". Feet together, down the gun. The retracting one leg back, hands raised to the sides. Wait half a minute. Then change legs.
- Walking around the room. Go, alternating between different options: on your toes, the heel, the outer edge of the foot.
Games the prevention of violations of posture
- Ball game. Aim to strengthen the shoulder girdle, good posture. To the basket the ball, but to throw out the two hands behind your head.
- Game with a rope. Developing balance and muscles strengthening. The floor was full of the rope, the kids go through it like a rope. In this case, try a flat back, hands to dissolve in hand.
- To play a game. Strengthens back muscles, helps to maintain the balance. The child leans forward on the back placed a soft game. He should take the burden to a certain place. During the movement of the head, may not be reduced, and your back should keep straight.
It means that the rehabilitation
The rehabilitation process, the children are very long, physical, medical, psychological assistance.
Physiotherapy
One of the most important method of treatment is considered posture, therapeutic exercise (physical therapy). The goal is to increase physical endurance, strengthen muscle coordination, develop the ability to control the body. A special practice, since the development of the baby, will help you choose the specialist.
Massage
The necessary method of treatment for the massage. This indicated a change in posture, which aims at strengthening the muscles, reduces pain, relieves the tension. The proper massage, and then select the specialist doctor after the test.
Hydrokinesotherapy
Hydrokinesotherapy or aquatic exercise is useful, necessary rehabilitation, which the kids love. Water exercise is easier. All the movements under the supervision of a specialist. Take into account the different degree of abnormalities of posture, therefore, the complex exercises chosen individually. The method is not medical. However, in combination with exercise gives excellent results.
Climatotherapy
This type of treatment, it is necessary to select the appropriate climate for the baby. Useful treatments of the air — to-air bathing, swimming, sun exposure. When choosing a resort, it is better to consult a doctor who understands, and geographical climates.
Sludge treatment
Pelotherapy — mud treatment, a simple but effective method for the treatment of the spine. Beneficial microorganisms included in the composition of medicinal mud is a relaxing, soothing, analgesic effect on the body. However, due to the fact that the children are still poorly developed immune system, there are contraindications for the therapy. It is important to follow the recommendations of your doctor.
Balneotherapy
Balneotherapy the composition of different procedures for recovery, which is fresh, sea or salt water. When violations of posture useful contrast shower. The water pressure, composition, temperature — all this together strengthens the musculoskeletal system, the muscular system, promotes joint mobility.
Physiotherapy
Device, physical therapy instrument, which is a medical effect for the child by using electric current, laser radiation, heat, magnetic field, etc. Electrophoresis helps the medicine to penetrate deeper through the skin to relieve pain. In conjunction with other procedures such treatment increases the effectiveness of treatment.
Conclusion
It is important role in our lives play the correct posture. Early need to pay attention to the child's physical activity. To rectify the consequences of improper parenting is always harder than to teach since childhood, good habits. Pay attention to the various factors: such as sitting, standing, moving the baby. Help him to grow up successful, healthy.