On October 17th, a group of special guests came to Forethought Medical headquarters. More than 50 elementary school students from SIC Pudong Campus came to Forethought Medical to take part in a special spinal health testing activity. The purpose of this activity is to let the children learn about spine-related knowledge, pay more attention to spine health, prevent scoliosis and other common problems, and advocate a healthy lifestyle.
In this activity, Ms. Jing Zhang, Chief Operating Officer of Forethought Medical, introduced the children to the basic knowledge of the spine, including the composition and function of the spine, what is scoliosis and how to prevent scoliosis. Afterwards, the professional staff conducted a detailed spinal examination for each child, using Fosotek’s “Radiation-free 3D Electronic Spinal Meter” to test the spinal health of the children, to determine whether the shape is normal and whether there is any potential scoliosis problem.
During the examination, the children actively cooperated and showed good self-protection awareness. The staff also analyzed the children’s examination results in detail and provided them with professional advice and guidance.
For children with spinal health problems, the staff gave targeted guidance and advice, including how to improve their sitting posture, how to adjust their sleeping posture and how to perform appropriate exercises. The importance of regular spinal check-ups was also emphasized, with the hope that schools and parents would pay attention to their children’s spinal health and identify and solve problems in a timely manner.
In addition to experiencing the radiation-free spinal test, the children also visitedForethought Medical Hardware R&D Department and Meta-Universe Experience Center to feel the infinite charm of the magic of technology. Various VR immersive experiences attracted children to queue up again and again for the experience. Forethought Medical has created the Yuan Universe somatosensory interactive community about scoliosis training exercises, which integrates the three elements of the Yuan Universe virtual community, character development and rehabilitation training.
The event not only made the children realize the importance of spinal health, but also taught them how to protect themselves in their daily lives and develop healthy living habits. At the same time, the event also provided the children with spinal health test reports on site for them to take back to their parents, which also provided an opportunity for parents to learn about their children’s physical condition, and provided their children with the opportunity to detect and prevent spinal problems at an early stage.
As an innovative company dedicated to the spinal health of young people, Forethought Medical will continue to carry out similar activities to help more children and parents pay attention to spinal health, so that children can grow up healthily. We believe that every child deserves a healthy spine, and all we do is contribute to the realization of this goal.
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