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Volume 2, Issue 2 (Suppl) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
ISSN: 2572-5548
Page 17
August 31-September 01, 2017 Brussels, Belgium
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International Conference on Chronic Diseases
6th International Conference on Microbial Physiology and Genomics
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CO-ORGANIZED EVENT
Prevention strategies for the development of digital dementia
S edentary individuals with flexor dominant posture and technology over utilization are at a greater risk for developing
digital dementia. Poor posture is a modern day epidemic that is affecting our society, but can be prevented with posture
rehabilitation and proper posture habits. Tech neck demonstrates postural decline from a musculoskeletal perspective, and
digital dementia demonstrates the decline in brain function associated with poor posture and the over utilization of technology.
Patients presenting with digital dementia demonstrate common symptoms associated with dementia and physiologic changes
in their brain. These patients present with sensory disassociations impacting the frontal lobe and creating developmental
disorders characterized by lack of motivation and empathy, and difficulty in acquisition of skills associated with traditional
forms of learning. Motor skills are compromised from physiologic changes of the motor cortex, sensory cortex, and vestibular
system. The purpose of this presentation is to introduce the concept of digital dementia and to demonstrate meaningful
methodology of patient care implementation for health care professionals to utilize with their patients. Participants will gain
useful strategies of postural neurology that are relevant to the needs of modern day patients. This presentation will demonstrate
brain based posture analysis and correction techniques as a prevention strategy for the development of tech neck and digital
dementia. Sedentary individuals with flexor dominant posture can improve neurologic function with proper postural habits
while engaging in technology utilization. Recommendations are made for brain based postural correction strategies.
Figure 1: Example of flexor dominant posture pre and post intervention. Images with the red lines demonstrate the patient
before the intervention, and images with the green lines demonstrate the patient’s posture post intervention.
Biography
Krista Burns completed her PhD in Health Administration with emphasis on Global Health Policy. She is Doctor of Chiropractic, and Postural Neurologist. She has partic-
ipated in over 1000 hours of advanced education in Posture, Neurology, and Human Physiology. She is the Co-founder of the American Posture Institute and the author
of the textbook Principles of Posture.
Krista Burns
American Posture Institute, USA
Krista Burns, Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2017, 2:2
DOI: 10.21767/2572-5548-C1-001