Youthful idiopathic scoliosis – what is it, symptoms, treatment

Youthful idiopathic scoliosis – a disease the cause of which doctors still can't identify. It is usually counted among the diseases due to the increased mobility of the vertebrae at a young age. In this case, any impact may impact positively and negatively. As a result of idiopathic teenage scoliosis is easy to get, but it's easy to get rid of. After all, it is enough to apply a sufficient reaction. And often a simple course of massage or swimming enough to compensate for the curvature.

If the infantile scoliosis, presumably caused by degenerative causes are primarily parallel to the treatment of spinal curvature, it is necessary to pay attention to the General condition of the patient. It is possible that degenerative processes are the result of an infectious disease complication.

What occurs

Although the causes of idiopathic infantile scoliosis is not fully understood. Doctors clearly understand that they cause the degenerative development of one side of a muscular corset. The imbalance in the development of the muscular system and causes scoliosis.

The focus of treatment is the alignment of the vertebrae with the help of massage and the appointment of a special course of physiotherapy to compensate for muscle imbalance.

Muscle imbalance can be formed due to:

• Uneven distribution of weights at a young age (odnoskatnye portfolios, etc.);
• The unwillingness, or inability correctly to keep your posture;
• The treatment of fractures; If there are rib fractures or muscle strain of the back, at the time of treatment one of the groups is fixed in the mind which loses oxygen. But because of limited mobility quickly dystrophies. Therefore, it is important to wear the corset straightens during the treatment of fractures, if it is not causing extra pressure on the broken tissue.
• The wrong mattress that does not allow the muscles to relax during sleep.
• The predominance of catabolic processes over anabolic.

What threatens

In severe form of the disease and when the curvature is larger than a certain angle, infantile idiopathic scoliosis may cause:

• Total hypoxia of organs. Due to improper blood circulation, many organs may not function correctly because it was impossible to obtain a sufficient amount of oxygen.
• Reducing the sensitivity of nerves. The absence of pain syndrome is one of the most common signs and consequences of infantile idiopathic scoliosis.
• Pulmonary fibrosis. It is because of idiopathic curvature of the spine may occur a tear of the tissue in the pleura, or degenerative processes in the lung
• Hypoxia may cause edema of the lower extremities, arthritis, osteoarthritis and other comorbidities.
• Degenerative changes in the digestive system. Digestive system because of its prevalence throughout the body chiefly affected by the curvature of the spines
• Due to improper load on the vertebrae, even the smallest physical exertion with irregular distribution of axial loads can cause the loss of a hernia.

Treatment

How to treat idiopathic scoliosis? It all depends on the age and the angle of inclination. The strengthening of the muscular system with compensation of the axial load is the ideal way to eliminate the causes of scoliosis and its causes. The most important thing to determine the angle and direction of inclination. Then you need to contact the pediatrician who will prescribe a course of physical therapy, which will offset narsaku and the development of muscles spinal corset. At an early age (under 14 years) in this method of treatment to 75% of all cases of scoliosis.

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Yoga

The effectiveness of yoga compared to the classical methods of alignment of the corresponding bones very small. Asanas Eastern schools may not cure the curvature of the 3rd and 4th degree. However, its use in combination with physical therapy and other methods, significantly increases the possibility of alignment of the corresponding bones.

It is recommended to apply yoga in post rehabilitation period after surgery. Asanas Eastern schools the least traumatic of all rehabilitation procedures.

Operation

In the case that the angle of scoliosis is very large, yoga, massage and physical activity is strictly contraindicated. Even the mattress can't fixcurvature. If such distortion was evident at the age of 7 years, it shows the use of a scalpel.

Experienced the surgeon places a metal plate at the base of the vertebrae, and then manually adjust their position and lock with special clamps. If during the year it helped to get rid of scoliosis, repeated operation for the removal of metal plates.

The operation is quite complicated, painful and dangerous. The consequence can be a complete weakening of the muscular corset, the lack of communication brain-muscle, and worst of all the ability to earn a paralysis in view of the damage to the nervous system during surgery.

Despite the fact that the causes of idiopathic scoliosis are not fully understood, at an early age it is fairly easy to cure. Idiopathic scoliosis rarely exceeds 5 degrees, it is diagnosed early, and at this stage it can be cured with a simple course of massage. But because not identified the causes of idiopathic scoliosis of youth is important to maintain the overall musculature, particularly the muscles of the back.

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Strong muscular corset is able to keep the spine in natural state until old age. It is possible to taking steroids during the treatment, for the acceleration of regenerative and anabolic abilities of the muscles.

Remember that any scoliosis revealed to 18 years treated easy and carefree. What can be said about the cases after 25, when the spine is fully ossified and defies intervention in addition to operational.