The data is amazing! Experts estimate that 5 million primary and secondary school students in China have scoliosis

After obesity and myopia, scoliosis has become the third biggest "killer" that endangers the health of children and adolescents on the mainland.

Recently, Liu Haiying, head of the National Working Group on scoliosis prevention and control in children and adolescents and director of the Department of Spine Surgery of Peking University People's Hospital, said in an interview with the media that it is estimated that the incidence of scoliosis in primary and secondary school students in the mainland is 1%-3%, and the number of scoliosis has exceeded 5 million, and it is increasing at a rate of about 300,000 per year.

Many children have scoliosis, which has caused harm to physical and mental health, and parents and children themselves are still unaware.

Worried about scoliosis in your baby and not knowing? Hurry up and learn how to conduct a self-test.

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Scoliosis can affect cardiopulmonary function!

Let's start by looking at what scoliosis is.

Zhu Rushen, director of the Department of Spine Surgery of Tianjin People's Hospital, introduced: "The spine is located in the middle of the back, the upper end is connected to the skull, and the lower end reaches the tip of the coccyx, which is the central axis bone of the human body, with functions such as weight bearing and shock absorption. ”

"Scoliosis is a three-dimensional deformity of the spine that includes sequence abnormalities in the coronal, sagittal, and axial positions. In layman's terms, it is a deformity caused by the spine deviating from the normal midline, accompanied by the rotation of the spine, like twisting a twist. ”

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In general, there are three main types of scoliosis, namely congenital scoliosis, acquired scoliosis, and idiopathic scoliosis.

We focus on idiopathic scoliosis, because it is the most common type in adolescent groups and occurs most often during peak growth.

"The most common in adolescent groups is idiopathic scoliosis, which accounts for 80% of all scoliosis."

Zhu Rushen said that idiopathic scoliosis seriously threatens the physical and mental health of adolescents.

If not actively treated or treated improperly, it will not only affect the size and appearance of the child, but also cause abnormal cardiopulmonary function, premature degeneration of the spine, and lead to chest pain and trunk imbalance.

Children with severe scoliosis may experience cardiopulmonary failure and even death.

Don't be superstitious about "corrective artifacts"

Does your baby lack exercise, use electronics frequently, sit hunched over for a long time?

All of this accelerates the development of scoliosis!

The spine of adolescents is in the forming stage and is not yet fully developed. Therefore, certain bad behavior habits are very easy to make the spine "injured".

"Unexplained idiopathic scoliosis often occurs in the thoracic and lumbar spine, tending to occur in children and adolescents aged 10 to 16 years, especially in puberty, and the disease develops very rapidly."

Zhu Rushen stressed that once the lateral bending angle exceeds 40 degrees, it is necessary to undergo large-scale surgical treatment with high risks, high costs and complicated treatment processes. Therefore, the early detection and early treatment of scoliosis are particularly important.

"Scoliosis of the spine is most common in children with scoliosis of 10 to 20 degrees, which account for about 90% of the total number of children."

Zhu Rushen reminded that on the one hand, the best correction period should not be missed, on the other hand, parents should take their children to regular medical institutions for treatment, and should not trust the so-called "correction artifact".

For the treatment of scoliosis in adolescents, the hospital will comprehensively consider the choice of treatment plan according to the degree of scoliosis deformity and the development of the disease, and the overall treatment principle is continuous observation, use of braces and surgery.

"Since adolescents are at the peak of growth and development, it is necessary to find the position of the brace and replace the brace in time." Zhu Rushen stressed.

You can check yourself like this at home

Juvenile scoliosis is insidious, especially in children with mild scoliosis, there is usually no obvious discomfort, and obvious somatic deformities are not visible from the appearance.

Moreover, many teenagers like to wear some looser clothes and habitually hunch their heads, which will also obscure their physical characteristics and prevent them from seeing the normal condition of the spine.

"Clinically, the vast majority of adolescents are observed by their parents when they are bathing at home or when they wear less clothes, and some are detected by classmates or teachers while swimming."

Zhu Rushen stressed that in the adolescent period, parents should pay close attention to the growth and development of their children, especially those in adolescence.

When parents or teachers see the following symptoms, be sure to take their child to the hospital for examination as soon as possible to determine if they have scoliosis as soon as possible.

See if your child has any of the following:

The height of the shoulders on both sides is not consistent;

Girls develop asymmetries in double breast development during development;

There is a bulge on one side of the back;

There are folds on one side of the waist;

The left hip is much higher than the right side.

You can start with a simple examination, such as touching the spinous process of the spine to see if it is in a straight line, or having it stand upright and bending forward to see if the back is symmetrical.

Through a simple examination, if abnormalities are found, such as spinal spinous process is not in a straight line, the back is asymmetrical, etc., then the child should be taken to the hospital for further examination as soon as possible.

How can scoliosis be prevented?

For teenagers, first of all, we must adhere to scientific physical exercise, as much as possible to participate in activities such as single and double bars, jumping boxes, balance beams, etc., to enhance the strength of the muscles on both sides of the spine and in the front and back.

Many children have heavy schoolwork and sit in front of the desk for a long time, so sitting correctly has become a very important preventive work, what is the correct sitting posture?

1. Keep the curvature of the waist

2. The hips should be attached to the back of the chair

3. Hip and knee joint into 90 degrees

4. Lay your feet flat on the ground

Not only teenagers, but also adults in sedentary offices should also pay attention to sitting posture and take care of their spine health.

In addition to "sitting like a bell", the child's backpack is also "exquisite".

1. Avoid shoulder bags and handbags, and choose backpacks that are the most suitable;

2. The weight of the school bag should not exceed 15% of the body weight, and there is a wide backpack strap to disperse gravity;

3. Pelvic belt to spread the gravity borne by the shoulders;

4. Chest cord to help the force, and reduce the left and right swing of the bag when walking;

5. Place heavy objects close to the body.

One-shoulder backpack "cool", afraid of falling things and putting the bag into "a universe", stuffing things into an unbalanced weight... Quickly put down the bag and think about the spine.

Of course, in daily life, we also need to pay attention to not to put the pillow too high or too low when sleeping, and do not sleep in a bed that is too soft, and try to maintain the natural curvature of the back bone when lying flat.

In addition, adolescents should also supplement calcium appropriately, and eat three meals a day reasonably.

In general, scoliosis does not develop into severe disease, but it still needs to be taken seriously.

Recently, the former Disease Control Bureau of the National Health commission has organized the compilation of the "Technical Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Abnormal Spinal Curvature in Children and Adolescents", which includes screening items in the physical examination content of each school year or new students, and the screening results will also be included in the student health files.

Don't underestimate the dangers of scoliosis!

Hurry up and see if your baby has scoliosis

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