Poor living condition culprit of HK children's spine problems

(CHINADAILY) AsurveyrevealedonSundaythatupto80percentofchildrenlivinginsub-dividedunits,partitionedflatsorrooftopshanties,sufferedfromdifferentdegreesofbackboneproblems.

Moreover,thesurveydiscoveredthat97percentofthosespineproblemswerecausedbythelivingenvironment.

A15-year-oldgirlsaidshefelttiredasshespentaveragelyfourhoursonthefloorordiningtabledoingherhomeworkorsixhoursdrawingsometimes.

Thesurvey,conductedbyHongKongChiropracticCollegeFoundationandSocietyforCommunityOrganization(SOCO),checkedthespinesof142underprivilegedchildrenlivinginthepokyareasfromOctobertoFebruary.

SpinedoctorEdmondChuMing-himsaidchildren’sspinesaretenderandvulnerable,thusoncesubluxated,itwillaffecttheneurotransmission,impairtheabilitytoconcentrateandcoordinate.