Some children often have a drooping head and walk like a crayfish, giving the appearance of a lack of confidence. These problems may be characterized by a hunchback. There are many causes of hunchbacks, some of which come from the child's bad habits, which can be corrected by improving habits and doing more back exercises.
The causes of hunchbacks are both congenital and acquired. Congenital causes are spinal dysfunction in the mother's womb, while acquired causes include neuromuscular disorders, poor posture, and imbalances in skeletal and muscular development during puberty. When a child enters puberty, girls usually feel embarrassed or lack of self-confidence due to the development of their breasts, and unconsciously close their upper body, forming the characteristic of a hunchback. In the case of boys, the hunchback occurs when the muscles cannot keep up with the bones as the body develops.
"If a child already has poor posture, such as often sinking into the sofa to read and watch TV, with no support for the back, or staying in the same position for a long time while doing homework or using the computer, with little breaks in between, and if the seat is not at the right height for him or her, such as the feet not at 90 degrees to the floor, or the hands not flat on the table so that the shoulders have to be scrunched up, then the hunchback is easy to develop," said the spokesman. Excessive weight of schoolbags and the popularity of smartphones have also made hunchbacks common. "Even adults can be easily distracted from interesting games and neglect their sitting posture, while children can tighten their shoulders and lean forward when focusing on small images," said the spokesman.
While hunchbacks don't immediately cause serious health problems, they do affect children's lung capacity because they lean forward, and if left unattended for long periods of time, they can cause serious pain in the lower back and neck. If left unattended for a long period of time, serious back and neck pain can result. "Hunchbacks affect children's ability to inhale sufficient oxygen, so they often run slower than others, which affects their confidence in physical education classes, and also affects their ability to pay attention and concentrate on their studies in class. In addition, it affects their appearance. Children with hunchbacks give the impression that they are a bit downcast and have low self-confidence. The serious hunchback, the cervical vertebrae deformation will be pressed on the nerve line of the hand, resulting in hand paralysis, so can not be ignored.
Children's hunchbacks may appear as early as elementary school when they are about six or seven years old, and at this time adults need to be taught in detail about correct posture and the effects of hunchbacks, but what is meant by "correct posture"? "When you sit, stand, or walk, your ears, shoulders, and hips should always be kept in a straight line. When you have been using the wrong posture and have to adjust back to the correct posture, you will feel tired, but in the long run, the correct posture is what makes the body comfortable. Therefore, we have to remind our young children to keep their backs straight and not to bend their necks forward when walking, and his constant cry of "I'm tired" is already a warning sign. "It is a warning sign that the child's muscles are not strong enough to support him to achieve a good posture, and he needs to strengthen his low back muscles to improve his posture. Elementary school students lead a busy life and have different interest classes every day, but they do not necessarily include sports programs, so the amount of exercise is obviously not enough to train the low back muscles.
Parents should not rely solely on the school's twice-weekly physical education program, but should also arrange one or two additional exercises for the back muscles, such as swimming or gymnastics, to strengthen their children's trunks. "Some parents feel that their children already go to the park often, but for hunchbacks, the power of going to the park to play is not enough. Because children with hunchbacks are self-conscious about the weakness of that part of their muscles, they will not use it as much as they would like to, so they should look for targeted exercise classes to improve their strength."
Children's hunchbacks are partly caused by bad habits, and it's important for adults to lead by example. When children do their homework, they often pull their chairs away from each other and stick their hips to the front of the chair, so their feet naturally stretch forward, causing their bodies to bend slightly. "This is a very common bad posture and will cause hunchback in the long run. In addition, some children tend to sit on the floor to finish their homework. Parents should not allow this from the start, and should remember to tell other caregivers so that bad habits do not have a chance to start.
When you find your child hunching over and over again, don't reprimand them and slap them, as this will make the child rebellious and not only will it not be corrected, but also aggravated, so you can let your child wear a posture reminder type of smart device, which vibrates to remind the child of the hunching, so that he or she can develop a good habit.
Adults can also test their children at home at any time to see if they are hunchbacked, by letting them get close to the wall and observing whether their ears, shoulders, and hips can naturally form a straight line, and the waist can fit into the space of one hand. If the child's shoulders can not freely close to the wall, neck a little forward, forced to stick will be tired, that reflects the hunchback of the critical point.
Anti-hunchback home exercise
1). Hold the ends of the towel, pull each other back, parents and children hold the ends of the towel, contraction of the shoulder blades, elbows pulled back.
2). Pull on each other and repeat the same movement, having the child do the same. When the upper body can not be exerted, you can bend the knee training.
PS: This training exercise can enhance the parent-child relationship!
To prevent hunchbacks, it is recommended that parents:
※Children do their homework or read books, every 20 minutes to walk around, and do some stretching exercises, do not maintain the same position for a long time.
※Avoid overweight schoolbags, which cause children to lean forward to balance their bodies and form a hunchback.
*Do more exercises to strengthen the back muscles, such as swimming and gymnastics.
※Regularly change desks and chairs according to children's height, or use height-adjustable desks and chairs.
※When sitting on the sofa, use cushions to support the back, and don't let the back sink into the sofa.
※When doing homework, the child's buttocks should be seated in the chair, with the back pressed against the back of the chair, pulling the chair closer to the table, and sitting up straight to do homework.
※When using a computer, the screen should be at eye level; avoid letting children use smartphones.