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Scoliosis in children and adolescents, treatment, symptoms, causes curvatures

Scoliosis in children is a common pathological process characterized by a curvature of the spine in the lateral direction and changing shape of the vertebrae. This problem affects not only the appearance of the child, spoiling posture, scoliosis entails a number of serious diseases of the back and internal organs. It is important to identify and begin treatment of the disease, as the spine can be corrected only in childhood.

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Hippotherapy

Method of rehabilitation through therapeutic horse riding is used a small number of rehabilitation centers because of its high cost, but feedback from the use of this technique. Riding a horse makes you enable to work all the muscle groups, ligaments and the vestibular apparatus. Weakened muscles "Wake up" and spasm – relax. With regular exercises form a habit to maintain good posture.

Surgery

Correction of scoliosis of the fourth (and sometimes third) degree of scoliosis in adolescents, requires not only the conservative methods can not do without the surgeon's knife. Decisive factors for holding the operating correction of the spine are:

  • Deflection greater than 45 degrees;
  • Neurological complications;
  • Cardio-pulmonary insufficiency;
  • Unbearable pain syndrome;
  • Active progression of the disease.

After the operation is followed by a long course of rehabilitation (not less than six months). Very often requires the assistance of a therapist, as this type of stress can lead to the child a number of problems of emotional nature (stiffness, shyness, lowering self-esteem, egocentricity). The responsibility for the treatment of scoliosis in children rests on their parents.

Prevention

To prevent curvature of the spine in a child is much easier than later wondering what to do in case of scoliosis and how to correct pathological changes of the shape of the vertebrae. Therefore, each parent must give the child proper attention and implementation of the following recommendations:

  • Will ensure the quality of a child's diet, feed him a varied and full;
  • To develop the habit to self-monitor posture through continuous reminders about even walking, sitting and standing;
  • If the child is already a student, absolutely can not let shoulder bag and wear the knapsack in one hand. For daily use you need to purchase high-quality orthopedic backpack;
  • Even with an infant to take care of the sleeping place of the child. The bed should not be too soft, perfect if it used the mattress;
  • Furniture (chair and table) should also be ergonomic and to fit the growth of baby.

Children who have a tendency to develop scoliosis, is contraindicated such sports as tennis, badminton and gymnastics. But for the benefit of ballroom dancing, skiing and any other neravnovesnye the types of physical activity.