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Press Release By: Dr. Arnan Sisson
September 6, 2021
The schools of Westmorland County are just like many schools across the states in that the kids are being juggled between classroom education and at home quarantine. It may be just 1 child in a group of 25 that contracts COVID and the entire class could be quarantined for over 2 weeks.
This creates a situation where the kids are actually much less active. Active time spent doing sports, physical education classes, and even simply walking between classes is replaced by less productive activities.
Dr. Sisson states, “I’ve seen record high cases of children either coming into the clinic or parents calling the practice complaining that their young child is dealing with back pain or an achy wrist.”
Two major things that can cause back pain or achy wrists in children are repetitive or sustained stresses to those joints. This would be prolonged sitting on a soft couch or repetitive use of a phone during those non school hours.
Dr. Sisson states, “to deal with this new problem we need to make some simple changes to help the kids out. This would be getting them to spend more time in firmer chairs with lumbar sport, getting them out of those chairs every 30 minutes, switching their hands while using their mobile devices, and simply cutting down that screen time.”
While COVID cases will most definitely go down long term and the kids will eventually get back to a more steady school routine, it's important to take these few simple steps to protect our kids from the problems that can come up from these potential quarantines.
The pain was so excruciating in my heel I was seriously worried about being able to continue work at the post office.
My physician gave me stretches and massage exercises that didn’t help, and he told me I would probably require surgery for my foot in a few weeks.
I went to this clinic and after one session my pain disappeared! We found my pain was actually coming from my back, and that surgery would have been a waste of money and time.
I feel great now, and even better I didn’t have to do surgery!
Sheila C., Montross
I’ve tried all kinds of shoes; I’ve spent so much money on that stuff. I went to a chiropractor a few times and even did physical therapy once with not much improvement.My back and legs still feel bad. And now I feel like an old lady when I walk. Even my granddaughter holds on tight to me, because she thinks I’m going to fall.Since I’ve been here the sciatica in both legs is completely gone. I can also sit as long as I like, stay independent, and not feel stiff when I get up from a chair!
Ella C., Warsaw
The biggest problem I was having was in the morning. First thing, my back hurt so bad I couldn’t even stand up. I had to sit for 30 minutes before I could even move. I was really scared to move around in the morning, it had a huge negative effect on my life.
I use my exercise and lumbar roll now, and I have zero issues in the morning when getting up. I can now walk down the hall and actually get my coffee pain free. My back feels great, and it’s been a tremendous help for me.
Alleyne D., Colonial Beach
