5 cases of "lower back palsy" children were treated in 3 weeks, and the Ministry of Education and the China Consumer Association issued a reminder!
When the summer vacation comes, many parents will choose to send their children to dance training. However, the lower back movement in dance training may become a "silent killer" for children to be injured or even paralyzed.
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Liu Zhen, deputy chief physician of the Department of Spine Surgery of Nanjing Gulou Hospital, introduced that the patient Tian Tian (pseudonym) is 11 years old this year and was paralyzed when he was dancing and doing lower back movements at the age of 5, "The child was immediately paralyzed, and such a spinal deformity pelvic tilt gradually occurred in the past 6 years." ”
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For children, the treatment of "lower back palsy" is a problem in the world, they will develop complications such as scoliosis and pelvic tilt over time, and they will be accompanied by wheelchairs for life when they grow up. Because the pelvis is severely tilted, such a child cannot sit in a wheelchair with equal force on both hips, and needs to use both hands to support the body and straighten the torso. In order to help the child maintain a normal sitting posture and free his hands, the doctor decided to use minimally invasive surgery to correct the spinal deformity.
Liu Zhen, deputy chief physician of the Department of Spine Surgery of Nanjing Gulou Hospital, introduced: "As long as two small incisions are cut on the skin, we can connect the upper and lower internal fixations together through the subcutaneous rod, which can play a better supporting role." Because the operation time is relatively short and the child's bleeding is significantly less than before, basically the third to fourth day can sit up on his own. According to the feedback given to us by parents, they are happy because they find that their children can take care of themselves slowly. ”
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According to the doctor, in just three weeks, they have seen five children with "lumbar paralysis" leading to spinal deformities. In addition to the lower back, front flips, back flips and other movements may cause spinal cord injury. Liu Zhen explained: "The degree of bone softness and the degree of suppleness and stretch resistance of such children are not the same. Such an asymmetry will cause the bones to stretch well when the lower back is made, but the spinal cord has an ischemic rupture. ”
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The doctor reminds that when children learn dance, they must choose a formal institution and complete the movements step by step, and cannot rush to achieve results. When your child's lower limbs are numb and painful, it is important to pay enough attention. Liu Zhen prompted: "The child should be allowed to rest immediately, and at the same time, we must pay attention to the posture of transportation, not carry or hold, be sure to put the tablet on the ambulance, and send it to the hospital for further observation." ”
Some children are naturally unsuitable for dancing
The golden treatment period for spinal cord injury is within 8 hours after injury, when the child has lower limb weakness, leg and foot inconvenience, and even lower limb loss of consciousness, incontinence and other conditions, spinal cord injury should be highly suspected and seek medical attention in time.
How can you enjoy the art of dance while protecting yourself from injury? Shen Zhipeng, deputy director of neurosurgery at Zhejiang University Children's Hospital, suggested that parents choose teachers and institutions with good reputation and qualifications, and that children warm up before practicing dance moves, and do their best when practicing, not too reluctantly.
He also stressed that not all children are suitable for learning to dance, such as children with tethered cord syndrome who are more likely to be injured when they lower back. Children with tethered cord syndrome have abnormal spinal cord development, local scar adhesions, and shortened filaments in the embryonic stage, causing the spinal cord to be fixed in the lesion and unable to adapt to the growth of the spine and rise. In layman's terms, the elasticity of this "spring" is not good, so it is especially vulnerable to damage in traction.
Any occurrence of urination, defecation disorders, lower limb sensory and movement disorders, foot deformities and other symptoms, or physical examination finds hidden spina bifida, overt spina bifida, you can go to the hospital to check whether you have tethered cord syndrome.
In addition to the lower back movement, children with tethered cord syndrome should also pay extra attention when doing seated forward flexion. Shen Zhipeng once received an 8-year-old boy who suddenly had weakness in his lower limbs when he was doing forward bending of the sitting body, and after being sent to the hospital, he was tested to have lower limb muscle strength of level 3, and he could only lift slightly, but could not walk independently.
Further examination found that the boy was a tethered syndrome patient, and then the doctor performed a tethered release operation, coupled with rehabilitation, and has basically recovered.
Shen Zhipeng reminded parents that after a spinal cord injury occurs when the child is lower back or doing forward bending of the sitting body, he must protect his back, do not twist his body, and it is strictly forbidden for one person to raise his head and one person to raise his feet to avoid causing greater damage. The correct approach is to place the patient on a stretcher or hard board using the flat or rolling method, while calling 120 for emergency and waiting for professional rescue.
The Ministry of Education and the China Consumer Association issued tips
Recently, the Ministry of Education and the China Consumer Association issued a reminder that most of the institutions that carry out discipline-based training in the summer are "black classes, black institutions", there is no quality assurance, let alone safety guarantee, parents are requested to start from the safety of their children and take the initiative to stay away. For non-subject training that meets children's interests and specialties, it is necessary to arrange the training time reasonably, and carefully select compliance institutions, especially to remind parents to pay close attention to the risk of injury or even paralysis that may be caused by children's dance "lower back" movements.
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Source: China Xiaokang Network WeChat public account comprehensive Jiangsu Satellite TV, Qianjiang Evening News, the official website of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
Responsible editor: Zhou Jingtao
Reviewed: Tian Yuan Hueying