How do you determine the direction of scoliosis? 250

Generally, scoliosis comes in two forms, one is structural and the other is functional. Functional scoliosis is often overlooked because, if it is not severe, it can often be recovered by self-adjustment of the body. In structural scoliosis, the vertebrae form a curved curve, the spine structure is normal, and patients often have long and short legs.

Many people don't know how to judge the direction of scoliosis, so I will introduce you to a simple method. The normal lateral view of the spine has four physiological curvatures, if the spine at the back of the patient's body is observed to deviate to one side, it is scoliosis, and which side of the scoliosis is convex is the direction of scoliosis. The patient can also be asked to stand forward flexion, if the curve disappears, it is a functional curve, and if the curve is absent and the rotation is more pronounced, it is a structural curve.

These methods are just a simple judgment, and patients with scoliosis should go to the hospital for x-ray examination in order to better understand the situation of scoliosis.

What are the symptoms of scoliosis.

Many people don't know what the symptoms of scoliosis are, and they don't even notice it when the disease strikes them. The main symptom of scoliosis is that the spine curves to one side, and generally speaking, the early symptoms of scoliosis are mostly asymmetrical waist and different hip heights; Unequal length of legs when lying flat; One shoulder has a marked enlargement; The back is not at the same level; Asymmetry of breast development in girls. If you have any of these conditions, you should pay attention to the presence of scoliosis.

If the scoliosis is more severe, there will also be unequal shoulder height, asymmetry of the anterior chest, protruding back of the side shoulder blades, etc., and the patient often has abnormal posterior curvature of one rib and abnormal posture. Some patients may also have chest collapse, which will also affect breathing movements, resulting in lung function, heart function, etc. In more severe cases, spinal cord nerves may be compressed, lower limb weakness, paralysis and even paraplegia may occur, so the symptoms of scoliosis cannot be ignored, and you should go to the hospital as soon as possible for a detailed examination and **.

Scoliosis is a condition in which one or more vertebrae deviate from the midline of the back, and the direction of scoliosis is not difficult to determine. The easiest way is to keep the patient in a natural upright state, with the head, neck, shoulders, and waist relaxed, the legs together, the arms hanging down naturally, the outer garment removed, and the back fully exposed, and the direction of scoliosis can be judged by observing the position distribution of each vertebral protrusion in the back. This method is to judge patients who are relatively thin, have relatively small fat and muscle content, and have relatively obvious scoliosis.

The patient's scoliosis is not obvious, the fat muscle content is relatively large, the body is relatively strong and stout, generally choose another method, you need to maintain a standing posture, feet together, fully maximize the posture of chest hunched waist bending, waist bending does not need to be too large, both arms naturally droop, from top to bottom respectively touch the back protrusion of each section of the spine, and use a marker to mark the location, all the marking points of the line, you can judge the direction of scoliosis.

If the patient has scoliosis, its spine is left or right from the back, deviating from the midline, so this situation is scoliosis, from the appearance where you can judge scoliosis, sometimes the patient's two shoulder blades are not equal in height, scoliosis can also be related to auxiliary examinations, generally a full-length spine film, you can observe the location of scoliosis, Whether it is thoracic scoliosis or lumbar scoliosis or both thoracic scoliosis and lumbar scoliosis can be measured. According to the angle of the patient's scoliosis, the relevant **, generally speaking, the angle of its scoliosis is less than 20 degrees can be conservative**, and more than 45 degrees of simplification should be actively operated**.

Ways to know if you have scoliosis:

1. Observe the shoulders and pelvis.

Find a mirror and stand to see if your shoulders are high or bottomed, or if your pelvis is tilted. Just keep an eye on it.

2. The Adam test.

This is the best and easiest way to self-test whether you have scoliosis. You can check it at home when you have free time. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, fold your hands and bend forward, and a family member or friend should check your back for asymmetrical protrusions from behind.

3. Palpation by professional doctors.

Orthopaedic surgeons can detect it by physical examination, i.e., palpation. It can be done during the physical examination.

1. Stand upright and observe your shoulders.

If you want to know if you have scoliosis, you can stand under a full-length mirror, stand upright, and observe whether your shoulders are high and low. In the process of observation, do not exert force on your shoulders, relax fully, and do not consciously shrug your shoulders.

2. Observe whether your pelvis is tilted.

Or under the full-length mirror, take off your shirt and pants, and observe whether your pelvis is tilted. If there is a slight tilt, it may be caused by scoliosis. The more severe the incline, the more severe the scoliosis.

3. See if there is a bulge in the back.

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your hands folded. Ask a family member or friend to look at your back from behind to see if there are any asymmetrical bulges on your back. If the asymmetrical bulge is very obvious, you can fully suspect that you have scoliosis.

This is a deformity called "razorback" and is a manifestation of scoliosis.

4. Go to the hospital to take a film.

Of course, if you want to know if you are a real scoliosis, going to the hospital to take a ** can show it more intuitively, which is also a necessary process for diagnosing scoliosis. If, after the stub**, an anteroposterior x-ray shows a lateral curvature of the spine of more than 10 degrees, scoliosis can be diagnosed.

Scoliosis will not only affect a person's appearance, but also affect the function of multiple systems in the body. Mild scoliosis can be observed conservatively**, and severe ones require surgery**, and medical treatment should not be avoided.

How to identify whether the spine is scoliosis, many parents are busy with work and other trivial matters because of the needs of life, so they ignore the importance of their children's body, including the symptoms of scoliosis that are very common now, many parents do not know, so I will share with you how to identify whether the spine is scoliosis?

How to identify if your child has scoliosis

For the child's physical health, parents must pay more attention to it at ordinary times, in addition to finding the child's physical symptoms in time, parents should also regularly check the child's body shape, some symptoms of scoliosis in the early stage are not obvious, so parents should find it in time and correct it in time.

Scoliosis usually occurs in the cervical, thoracic, or chest and lumbar spine'The spine can also occur alone in the lower back. Scoliosis appear on one side of the spine and are "C" shaped; or bilaterally, in an "S" shape. It reduces the volume of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis, and also reduces height.

Early diagnosis is very important for the early stage of scoliosis, so in addition to the screening of primary and secondary school students, parents also need to pay attention to their children's spinal health at all times. Orthopaedic specialists offer parents the following two ways to check for scoliosis in their child.

Label: Scoliosis

(1) Identification

(2) Spine

(3) Method

(4) Symptoms

1. Ask the children to bend forward and observe from behind whether the two sides of the back are symmetrical, and whether there is a bulge on one side and a depression on the other. If a problem is suspected, further chiropractic examination is required.

2. Use a plumb line to place the most prominent bone neck at the back of the neck (seventh cervical vertebrae), and observe the difference between the plumb line and the spine from behind.

Generally speaking, the angle of scoliosis is less than 20 degrees is mild, between 20 degrees and 45 degrees is moderate, and more than 45 degrees is severe. Moderate to mild patients should receive precise spinal adjustment, combined with posture correction and exercise**. Severe cases may require surgery**.

Parents are advised to pay more attention to their children's posture

Although most scoliosis does not know what the cause is, early detection and early detection can achieve effective prevention. At the same time, it is recommended that parents should pay more attention to their children's posture, and at the same time advise young boys and girls in the development period to exercise more and walk with their heads up and chest up, in order to maintain a good posture. I hope you can pay more attention in your daily life, after all, the body is the capital of the revolution, pay more attention to it and take precautions in advance, so that you can keep the disease away from you.

Scoliosis targets adolescents under the age of 18

Scoliosis is the most prevalent orthopedic disease in adolescents under 18 years of age, with an incidence of 3%-5%, and it is also the most serious orthopedic disease among adolescents. It is conservatively estimated that more than 10 million adolescents in our country suffer from scoliosis.