Myth 1: Wait until you have money to operate
Positive solution: Scoliosis cannot be dragged.
There are not many patients who can get treatment and are cured, because a surgery often costs 70,000 to 80,000 yuan to 300,000 yuan, which the average family cannot afford.
When Ms. Huang found out that the child's spine was "wrong", it was when he was in the fourth grade of primary school, but she did not go to the treatment because of saving money. After years of wearing the orthopedic brace, the child's lateral bend became more and more severe before he had to undergo surgery. At the time of the operation, the child's scoliosis had reached nearly 90 degrees, missing the best time.
If left untreated for a long time, the degree of lateral bending is too large, which may affect the normal functioning of human organs: sometimes it may be difficult to breathe and eat. If the area of the lateral bend is closer to the head, the greater the risk of surgery, which can easily lead to paralysis.
Myth 2: Wearing orthopedic braces can cure it
Positive solution: more than 40 degrees generally require surgery. Not all scoliosis can be cured by orthopedic braces. The treatment of wearing orthopedic braces is mainly for children and adolescents with less severe scaving (between 20 and 40 degrees of flexural bending). Once the degree of lateral bending exceeds 40 degrees, it is generally treated by surgery.
Some patients at 40 to 60 degrees do not need surgery and are corrected by intensive rehabilitation and brace treatment. Mainly according to the progress of scoliosis, the degree of deformity, bone development and other factors, to determine whether to operate or not.
Myth three: Surgery can affect height
Positive solution: There is no direct relationship between the two.
Many parents worry that after surgery, it will affect the continued growth of their children, and this worry is not necessary. The operation begins with loosening of a section of the spine and then placing an iron nail that is still growing in the upper and lower spines. Moreover, for children in adolescence, the growth of their height depends mainly on the growth of limb bones.
After the operation, you can generally walk on the ground for 3 days and be discharged from the hospital in 5 days. After the operation, after wearing the orthopedic brace for half a year, the spine can basically return to normal. However, there will still be some restrictions on the body after surgery, but it will basically not affect normal life.
Myth 4: Surgery is risky and easy to damage nerves
Correct solution: technical specifications, maturity, no need to worry too much.
Any surgery is risky, but consider whether it is a big pro or a con.
Scoliosis surgery involves the spinal cord and nerves, and the risk is greater than that of general surgery. However, the modern scoliosis treatment concept is advanced and scientific, the surgical technology is standardized, mature and reliable, and there are wake-up experiments during the operation, which induce potentials to monitor spinal nerves, which greatly reduces the risk of surgery.
Therefore, there is no need to worry too much about the risk of surgery. The idea and practice of delaying surgical treatment due to excessive concern for the risks of surgery is not advisable.