are children really in pain?
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A recent epidemiological study shows that musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among teenagers are common: 50% of 10-19 year olds have neck pain every month, and 30% suffer from it almost all the time.
Furthermore, the latest Back Health Report from the Swiss Rheuma Association indicates that between 2011 and 2020, the number of 16-29 year olds with weekly back pain jumped by 50%! With 85% of the working population suffering from back, neck, shoulder, knee pain, etc. every year, there is every reason to believe that we are now facing a public health bomb: if we don't change, the next generation is likely to be in permanent pain, unfit for work and the source of spiraling health costs. |
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are musculoskeletal disorders due to screens?
Of course, screens have their (large) share of responsibility: slouched postures, with the head forward and/or the neck bent, are even more toxic for children than for adults, because their head is much heavier in proportion to their body than for adults.
Screen time is also time that is not spent exercising, building muscle, and learning body control. Often, screens affect the quality of sleep because they are a source of over-stimulation.
But it's not only a matter of screens! Adults have their share of responsibility: we teach our children too little about how the body works (perhaps because we ourselves often know so little about it), and we pass on our bad habits and postures through dogmatic and unhealthy concepts ("stand up straight", "back your shoulders", etc.). As an occupational health professional, I decided to use my daily experience in companies to help schools and parents to give good habits to children: it is much easier than trying to correct their bad habits in a few decades.
Screen time is also time that is not spent exercising, building muscle, and learning body control. Often, screens affect the quality of sleep because they are a source of over-stimulation.
But it's not only a matter of screens! Adults have their share of responsibility: we teach our children too little about how the body works (perhaps because we ourselves often know so little about it), and we pass on our bad habits and postures through dogmatic and unhealthy concepts ("stand up straight", "back your shoulders", etc.). As an occupational health professional, I decided to use my daily experience in companies to help schools and parents to give good habits to children: it is much easier than trying to correct their bad habits in a few decades.
what can adults do to protect their kids?
I believe that we need to intervene both at school and at home, and that creating awareness by education is the first step. This is why I wrote THE POSTURE MANUAL and why I publish many videos on YouTube.
I therefore offer a global, ergonomic and posturological approach for both teachers and parents.
I therefore offer a global, ergonomic and posturological approach for both teachers and parents.
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A Swiss expert for posture therapy, ergonomics and occupational health. My clients are based in Lausanne, Geneva, Fribourg or Neuchâtel, as well as abroad (US, UK, France, etc.).
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