How can I tell if my child has scoliosis?

If parents find that their child has shoulder asymmetry or a bulge on one side of the shoulder in daily life, or when the child is standing, if the left and right sides of the torso are not symmetrical, then they can roughly judge that the child may have scoliosis. Because scoliosis is not felt in the early stages, parents should observe the child's torso carefully.

For teenagers who are growing and developing, because the spine is growing and developing during this period, many teenagers may be unable to write properly or carry too heavy a school bag, so it will affect the development of bones, and in severe cases, these children will suffer from scoliosis. Not only is scoliosis very aesthetically pleasing, but it can also compress the nerves in the body, which can affect the child's life if detected late. Because there is nothing wrong with scoliosis in the early stages, the child does not feel pain, so even if the child has scoliosis, he will not be aware of it.

At this time, parents need to be careful and observe whether their children have any of the following conditions. Parents and children can do such an experiment at home, where the parent and child face each other or stand behind the child, and ask the child to stretch out his hands and put his legs together and bend down. At this time, parents can clearly see whether the two sides of the child's back are together, if the child's spine is not on a horizontal line, then there may be scoliosis.

In addition, if you find that your child's shoulder is higher than the other at home, or the two sides of the whole back are not symmetrical, then it is likely that the child has scoliosis. I want to say that if parents find that their children have these problems, they must pay attention to them as soon as possible, because if they use scientific methods to correct them in the early stage of discovery, it is very easy to correct them.

First of all, we should understand the child's living habits, in fact, we can also let the child stand by the wall to see the degree of the child's spine curvature, and when the child has this kind of problem, it must be corrected. Teach your children well.

You can observe the child's walking posture, you can observe the child's growth, you can also feel the child's spine, if there is a significant curvature, then it is likely that a scoliosis has occurred.

To observe your child's shoulders, you can also observe your child's back, and you can also feel your child's spine.

It can be judged by some of the child's symptoms, if the child has cervical spine pain, or the speed of development is relatively slow, it may be scoliosis.

You can take your child to a professional hospital for examination, and you should also observe your child's spine, you can observe your child's sitting posture, and you can also observe your child's standing posture.

It can be judged by the curvature of the child's spine, and if the child's spine is significantly curved, then it proves that the child must have this disease.

If parents notice that their child has shoulder asymmetry or a protrusion on one shoulder, or if the child is upright, if the upper and lower sides of the body are not symmetrical, then they can roughly identify that the child may have scoliosis. Since scoliosis is not felt in the early stages, parents should observe the baby's body.

For adolescents and children who are growing and developing, because the spine is growing and developing during this period, many teenagers and children are likely to be unable to write properly or carry too heavy backpacks, so it will endanger the growth and development of human bones, and in more serious cases, this kind of teenagers and children will suffer from scoliosis. Scoliosis is not only very aesthetically detrimental, but it also continues to squeeze the nervous system of the human body, and if it is detected very late, it is likely to interfere with the baby's life. Since there is nothing wrong with scoliosis in the early stages, the child does not feel pain, so even if the child has scoliosis, he will not be able to detect it himself.

At this time, parents should be careful to observe whether the following conditions have occurred to their children. Parents and children can do such an experiment at home, with the parent and child standing at close distance or standing behind the child, asking the child to stretch his hands straight and flat, and keep his legs together and bow his head down. At this time, parents can clearly see whether the two sides of the child's back are together, if the child's spine is not at a horizontal line, then it is likely that scoliosis has occurred.

Clause. 1. Observation. The key goal is to check whether scoliosis is trending and to have follow-up visits every 4-6 months. Basically, X-ray examination of the spine was carried out in the standing position, and the effect of scoliosis was compared before and after, the angle of view, and the level of rotation.

Clause. Second, the use of fitness exercise correction. For patients with mild scoliosis, it is possible to strengthen the muscle tension of the convex muscles according to strengthening muscle training, and purposefully strengthen the tightening of the convex musculature and correct the scoliosis. Common fitness exercise correction methods include swimming and hanging horizontal bars.

Clause. 3. The use of orthoses for treatment, suitable for young patients, scoliosis myopia 20-40 degrees, for flexible scoliosis** effect is good.

Clause. 4. Surgical treatment. About 75% of patients with congenital scoliosis must undergo surgery, and the key to the chance of surgery is the obvious level of scoliosis.

I think that if you want to identify whether a child's spine has scoliosis, you first need to determine whether it has a special relationship with the child's lifestyle habits and walking style, and it can be determined through these two aspects; When this happens, you can first take your child to the hospital for a detailed examination and listen to the doctor's instructions.

You can ask your baby to try to bend over, and if he can't, it's scoliosis. At this time, you should choose to bring an orthosis or go to the hospital for a visit.

It may be related to congenital genetics, or it may occur due to acquired diseases or development, such as polio, hand, foot and mouth disease, etc., and due to bad habits in the child's development, such as the child's incorrect writing posture or sitting posture, scoliosis may also occur.

Often lying down to play with the mobile phone, often lying down to eat, not studying well, sitting posture is not particularly good, often hunched over. It can be judged by the state of the child, and it can be judged by the examination.

For example, when bathing your child, you will find that your child's shoulders are not of equal height, or his back is asymmetrical and one side is protruding. Inadvertently detected is often late, and if you consciously investigate, you can detect and intervene earlier. In severe cases, you can see both shoulders one high and one low.

Mild or moderate scoliosis does not have much impact on the internal organs and other organs of the body, but if scoliosis is severe, it can compress the abdominal cavity and chest cavity, causing disorders of cardiopulmonary function and gastrointestinal function. In a slightly more severe curve, the patient may feel more muscle tightness, stiffness, soreness and fatigue. In particularly poor conditions, abnormal curves of the thoracic spine may affect cardiopulmonary function, and patients will be more likely to have chest tightness and difficulty breathing.

<> especially when bending over, whether the back on both sides is high or not. These subtle changes can be used to detect scoliosis at an early stage. If these conditions are present, it is necessary to go to the hospital in time and ask a specialist for further examination.

In addition, X-ray examination of the spine is the most important, and the cause and classification of curves can be distinguished with the help of X-rays, as well as curvature, location, rotation, bone age, compensation, etc. Pelvic tilt: Ask your child to stand upright with their back exposed, and look at the gluteal cleft line (the surface sulcus between the buttocks and the thighs) from behind to see if the sides are symmetrical.

If it is asymmetrical, it indicates that there is a tilt of the pelvis, suggesting the possibility of scoliosis.

Scoliosis is a progressive condition that usually first appears before puberty and in the teenage years. It is most likely to occur during a period of rapid growth, such as the onset of puberty. It is usually preventable if detected early.

Trauma: The child is unable to detect and rectify the dislocation of one or several vertebral bones of the spine or pelvis due to the incorrect posture of the parent's arms or the occurrence of falls and other reasons in infancy and early childhood. This will then cause the entire spine and pelvis to be misaligned and deformed.

If one or more segments of the spine are curved sideways, leaving or right away from this central axis, then scoliosis is occurring. You can ask your child to stand from the back of the face to see if the spine on the back is high or low, and if there is any abnormality in the shoulder. And you can also let your child go for a film examination, which is the most comprehensive and intuitive.

First, the child will have physical pain, which parents can tell. Second, observe the child's usual walking to judge that there will be a state of high and low shoulders. Third, judging by the child's usual sitting and standing posture, there will be bad posture.

Long legs, pelvic tilt, etc., are the causes of scoliosis, and unfortunately, the causes of scoliosis are complex and complex here. Many people with scoliosis don't have significant long legs and pelvic tilt, but they also have scoliosis and it gets worse. The cause is not 100% certain, and scoliosis is divided into idiopathic (about 90%) and non-idiopathic (about 10%) scoliosis.

Idiopathic scoliosis is defined as having no clear cause and is most common during growth and development. Scoliosis can also occur in adulthood, but the causes of nonidiopathic scoliosis are relatively clear: congenital vertebral degeneration, neuromuscular lesions, tumors, etc.

Scoliosis is a three-dimensional (sagittal, coronal, horizontal) deformity! Decreased mobility in the affected segments. The affected segment has reduced mobility, and scoliosis is often accompanied by rotation of the vertebral body, resulting in a height disharmony between the sides of the spine.

One thing you need to know about scoliosis is what type of scoliosis is. If your scoliosis is due to an abnormality in bone structure, for example, you have a hemivertebrae, or a vertebral body that rotates, or a poorly broken down, in which case surgery may be considered. It's more about the timing of the surgery.

If you find out at a very young age, at the age of two or three, the doctor may recommend that you put on a limb and wait until you are older to have surgery to remove the cone and get **. Most of the sacroiliac joints are misaligned, and the legs are long.

If the legs are not equal in length, the body will be loaded on the short side, but the human body will naturally compensate for it in order to maintain balance, and the spine will appear to be S-shaped curvature, which will become more and more serious over time. Therefore, to solve the problem of scoliosis, first address the pelvic problem and then adjust the spine. For scoliosis within 20 degrees, it is corrected by manual surgery, which has a good effect.

If the prescription is too high, protective equipment or even surgery is required**. This is one of my scoliosis patients. For mild cases, self-correction is recommended.

Military posture training is an effective way to correct scoliosis.

For parents,If you want to find out if your child has scoliosis, you can use these three methods to achieve the goal, one is to look at the child's walking posture, the second is to see if the child's shoulders are equal when standing upright, and the third is to observe whether the child's shoulders are balanced when he bends over。In addition, when parents notice that their child has scoliosis through the above methods, they should take their child to a regular hospital for a more detailed examination.

1. Look at the child's walking posture

If the child walks normally, there is a high probability that the child's spine does not have scoliosisBut if there is always a deviation in the child's walking, then parents should pay attentionDon't simply think that the child just walks in a non-standard position, but take him to the hospital to check whether there is a problem with scoliosis.

2. See if your child's shoulders are equal when he stands upright

Generally speaking, if the child's spine does not have scoliosis, then the child's shoulders will most likely be equal when he stands upright, and it is unlikely that there will be one high and one low. That is to say,Parents can let the child stand up straight against the wall, and then observe the child's shoulders are neat, once you find that the child's shoulders are different, it is best to take the child to check immediately to see if there is a problem with the child's spine。In addition, parents can also observe the child's bilateral hip joints, if the position of the pelvis is tilted, it may also be related to scoliosis, so it can also be used as a basis for observation and judgment.

3. See if your child's shoulders are balanced when he bends over

When the child bends his waist to 90°, parents can tell if the child has scoliosis by looking at the child's shoulder. To put it simply, under normal circumstances, children can bend over and maintain balance on their shoulders. Therefore,Once the child's shoulders appear similar to the high and low shoulders when bending over, parents should be extra careful.

In general, parents can observe whether their child has scoliosis through the above three methods, and after discovering that the child's spine is abnormal, they should take the child to the hospital for examination as soon as possible.