The introductory slide deck delivered by Jon Abbott and Ryan Pavey at our UK Ergonomics Forum in the heart of London's Whitehall area. This deck features research and statistics on child health issues related to mobile device and poor posture, including the impact of poor posture on neck and back problems. It also features a section on correct posture and a real-life example of how these issues can impact the muscoloskeletal system of young people. This slide deck was presented by Jon Abbott and Ryan Pavey at Cardinus' Ergonomics Forum in 2016 at the Churchill War Rooms in London.

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employees.

4. Back pain
High prevalence
amongst school
children
50% of 14 year
olds
4x more likely to
experience back
pain as an adult
Behaviour
develops at
primary school
Understanding
the problem.

5. Did you know?
45 million
Americans
experience
chronic
headaches
23 million (ages
12 or over)
67 million
Americans likely
to be diagnosed
with arthritis by
2030
27 million
Americans suffer
from
osteoarthritis
Understanding
the problem.

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pain in
primary
school
children
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8. Back/neck
pain in
secondary
school
children
In the past year In the past week

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young woman.
She is academically talented,
not a great fan of sports, wears large
cover-ups or skinny jeans.
Angela suffers occasional headaches and
frequent neck pain.
Then last summer by the pool her father said…

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17. Ergonomics4kids.com: free resources for parents, schools
and organisations.