Xinhua Chart, Beijing, December 15, 2021
Cartoon: Prevention and treatment of scoliosis
Incorrect postures such as "crossed legs" and "erlang legs" may cause harm to the health of the child's spine. Liu Haiying, head of the National Working Group for the Prevention and Control of Scoliosis in Children and Adolescents and director of the Department of Spine Surgery of Peking University People's Hospital, said that it is estimated that the incidence of scoliosis in primary and secondary school students in China 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 early as possible; if severe scoliosis is suffered, surgery can be received according to the situation.
Xinhua News Agency published by Shang Haichun
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