High and low shoulders, asymmetrical back, oblique posture...Teach you to identify the potential "murderer" that affects your child's spine health
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 15 (Reporter Li Heng) Incorrect postures such as "cross-legs" and "erlang legs" may cause harm to children's spine health.
Liu Haiying, head of the National Child and Adolescent Scoliosis Prevention and Control Working Group and Director of Spine Surgery, Peking University People’s Hospital, said that it is estimated that the incidence of scoliosis in primary and secondary school students in my country is 1% to 3%, and the number of scoliosis has exceeded 5 million. And it is increasing at a rate of about 300,000 per year.
Experts believe that any lateral curvature of the spine greater than or equal to 10 degrees is scoliosis and should be treated as soon as possible; if you suffer from severe scoliosis, you can receive surgical treatment depending on the situation.
"Once there is an abnormal curvature of the spine, the shape and function of the child's spine will be affected, and low back pain will occur." Liu Haiying said.
Liu Haiying introduced that abnormal curvature of the spine is a three-dimensional structural deformity, and the early clinical manifestations are abnormal appearance.
As the deformity progresses, the torso of the body will lose its balance, and it is easy to progress during the peak growth period of adolescence.
Therefore, many children in elementary and high school often have abnormal spinal curvatures.
"Children of this age are almost at the end of their height development. The main growth is the growth of the spine, but physical exercises are lacking. The muscles on both sides of the normal physiological curvature of the fixed spine are insufficient. In addition, the sitting and standing postures are not correct. It is easy to cause abnormal spinal curvature." Liu Haiying said.
At present, my country has included the scoliosis screening project into the routine physical examination content of each school year or freshman admission.
Early detection and early diagnosis are the best prevention and treatment strategies for scoliosis.
In addition to observing the shape of the child’s shoulders, Liu Haiying suggests that parents can also judge whether the child’s shoulders are the same height, whether the head is at the middle level, or make the child’s heels close together, the legs straight, the torso bends forward 90 degrees, the hands are folded together, and the upper limbs are vertical. On the ground, parents observe whether the spine is symmetrical on both sides.
"If there is spine deformation and rib elevation, there will be asymmetry on both sides, and there may be scoliosis. You need to go to the hospital for further clarification." Liu Haiying said.
After completing the screening of the spine, doctors need to carry out precise management and scientific correction of scoliosis.
Liu Haiying introduced that the treatment of scoliosis includes non-surgical treatment and surgical treatment.
Observation, physiotherapy, TCM bone setting, body treatment, brace treatment, etc. are all non-surgical treatments.
"For patients with severe scoliosis, the specific surgical plan can be determined according to factors such as the type of scoliosis, the age of the patient, and personalized management." Liu Haiying said, through the screening, prevention and intervention of scoliosis , Follow-up evaluation, provide one-stop service for each child.
Regarding how to help children straighten their spine, Liu Haiying suggested that children should pay attention to their own spine health, strengthen physical exercise, change sedentary behavior, and correct poor standing and sitting postures; it is recommended that children use backpacks to balance nutrition; schools should also carry out spine education Curriculum, cooperate with the completion of spine screening, reduce the burden on students' academic work, adjust the height of desks and chairs; media networks and communities should increase the knowledge of spine health in popular science.