This talk was delivered at The Dallas Ergonomics Forum on 18th July 2017. In this talk Bill Pace looks at the many present ergonomic ills facing young people today, with a particular focus on device use and posture. He then presents a real life case study and how they combated the problem.

1. Your future
employees.

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

3. 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.

4. Small peoples’ feet don’t touch the ground.Tall people get used to stooping.At home we use couches, recliners, etc.

5. Back/neck pain
in elementary
school children
In the past year In the past week

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

7. The x-ray evidence.

8. What is
normal
posture?
Lateral:
Ear Lobe
Shoulder
Elbow
Hip
Posterior knee
Ankle.
P 2A: Balance Rt & Lt:
Head
Shoulder
Elbow and Waist
Hands & Legs
Ankles & Feet

9. What is
normal
posture?

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

11. Identification/detection: assessment and posture score.Correction: awareness and proactivity.Prevention: Knowledge is Power. Healthy Family Project.

12. What is
normal
posture?

13. The x-ray
evidence.

14. The x-ray
evidence.

15. Back and Neck Pain Statistics
According to the Kaiser
Family Foundation
8-to 18 year-olds spend an
average of 7.5 hours per day
using "entertainment media"
every day.

16. Ergo4students.com: free resources for parents, schools and
organizations.