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Description: This workshop will demonstrate the
Straighten Up America Spinal Health exercise program. Straighten
Up Healthy Child Version is a 3- minute spinal health program
designed to help children feel and look their best. Children can
learn these daily exercises for promoting their spinal health
and improving their posture. PARENTS PLEASE READ: Straighten Up
Healthy Child Version is a program that your child can use daily
to promote a healthy spine. The exercises are designed for
healthy children. Check with your chiropractor or other
healthcare practioner before starting this program to make sure
the exercises are appropriate for your child's specific needs.
Research/Background: To promote the public's spinal health,
the Straighten Up America exercise program was created by a
five-person expert seed panel and a multidisciplinary Delphi
review panel of approximately 100 health care clinicians,
professional association leaders, college presidents,
researchers and health promotion experts in 2004. According to
the participants of the test program, after five weeks of daily
practice of the exercises, 83% of study participants reported
that they had improved their posture, 78% reported that they had
strengthened their core muscles, 80% reported that they sit and
stand more uprightly and that their backs were more comfortable.
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