Scoliosis
According to the early circulation data of the Spine Disease Prevention and Control Committee of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association, combined with authoritative journals and domestic expert consensus, it is expected that the number of scoliosis in primary and secondary school students in mainland China has exceeded 5 million, and it is still increasing at a rate of about 300,000 per year.
Many children have scoliosis, which has been harmful to physical and mental health.
What is the effect of scoliosis in your child?
Idiopathic scoliosis is a common spinal disease that occurs in adolescent populations, due to the excessive use of electronic products in adolescents and children, high-intensity reading learning, obesity and other reasons, according to statistics, about 70% of students, there are poor learning posture, causing discomfort. Abnormal spinal function will directly affect the child's posture, growth and development, organ function, motor balance, immunity level, mental outlook, and even mental health, resulting in various acute and chronic spine-related diseases, reducing the child's quality of life, and burying hidden dangers in development.
How to prevent it in normal times?
Parents are reminded here: through early screening, timely detection of scoliosis, strengthening the daily health care of adolescent spine, can effectively avoid the occurrence and progression of diseases.
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Scoliosis is a common sign
1. Unequal height of both shoulders, tilted shoulder blades, folds on one side of the waist, pelvic tilt;
2. Asymmetry of the back on both sides when the waist is bent forward, that is, "razor back sign"; the spine deviates from the midline;
3. It can be accompanied by unequal length of both lower limbs, flat feet, abnormal gait, etc.
When parents find that their children have uneven shoulder heights on both sides, or asymmetrical backs and unilateral back bulges when bending forward, they should pay special attention to the health of their children's spine.
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Scoliosis screening methods
For scoliosis screening, a team of professionals usually uses the following methods for combined screening:
Visual inspection: shoulder appearance, waist line appearance and pelvic level
Adams anterior flexion test
Torso rotation angle measurement
Children diagnosed with scoliosis, in which:
Cobb angle > 40°, surgical treatment is recommended
Cobb angles are between 10-40° and are managed by specialists
Note: The angle formed by the upper and lower edges of the two vertebral bodies at the top of the upper and lower bends is called the Cobb angle. If the Cobb angle is more than 10°, there is scoliosis.
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Scoliosis tuina
In addition to early screening and timely diagnosis, the daily health care of the spine of adolescents is also very necessary, and experts recommend the following massage techniques:
Push the middle of the spine from bottom to top, 4 to 5 times.
Ridge pinching: from the tail vertebrae to the large vertebrae in a straight line, the thumbs and abdomen and the middle node of the index finger of the hands are pinched and twisted sequentially from the bottom up on the surface of the back skin from the bottom up, 7 to 8 times.
Press along the sides of the spine to rub the dorsal yu points. First, along the Huatuo ridge point from top to bottom, and then along the bladder through the first side line from top to bottom, 2 to 3 times each.
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From top to bottom, the two sides of the bladder are tapped through the first line, the two sides of the Huatuo pinch the spine, and the middle of the spine, 2 to 3 times each.
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Rub 3 to 5 times along both sides of the spine from bottom to top, and press 3 to 5 times with the palm root from bottom to top.
How to prevent scoliosis
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
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, with a wider 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.
Shoulder bag "cool"
Afraid of falling things and putting the bag into "a universe"
Stuff is messed up with a weight imbalance...
Quickly put down the bag and think about the spine.
Usually in daily life, you also need to pay attention to not to put the pillow too high or too low when sleeping, and do not sleep in too soft beds, 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.
Usually, scoliosis does not develop into severe disease, but it still needs to be taken seriously, and the harm of scoliosis should not be underestimated!
Source: CCTV, Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Hospital
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