While the curvature of the spine is not diagnosed by the orthopedist, the majority of both adults and children agree that it is time to "take care of their backs" and dismiss them. Why did we affect children? Because scoliosis is a disease from childhood. Defects of posture and curvature of the spine often appear in infancy, during school and adolescence. Occurs, of course, and "adult" scoliosis, but it overtakes, as a rule, after forty years. This is a consequence of osteoporosis (a pathological reduction in the strength of bones that occurs in many women with age and the onset of menopause), and this problem does not threaten you so far.
Doctors distinguish congenital and acquired scoliosis. Congenital appears due to various intrauterine diseases, birth trauma, hip joint disease, connective tissue. All this changes the load on the vertebrae and causes their deformation. As a result, scoliosis is present: the spine, more precisely, its specific department, deforms to the right or left, and the vertebrae rotate relative to each other. Congenital scoliosis is about 5%, and the remaining 95% occur in the process of development and growth of the body. If you look at a person with a curved back from the side, you can see that his shoulders are asymmetrical (one above the other), and if you visually draw the axis in the center of the back, then it will not be straight. In the early stages of scoliosis, the deformity is compensated by curving adjacent sections of the spine in the opposite direction. Therefore, it is often only an orthopedist who can determine it. In scoliosis, changes in the vertebrae are inevitable. Causes that cause a violation of posture, acquired scoliosis a lot. Some of them are determined by the state of health and physical development of a person, others - by the environment. Among all this, an important role in the development of proper posture is a full-fledged diet. The diet should consist of foods rich in vitamins and mineral salts. If this is not the case, the disease progresses, reflecting on the condition of the child's skeleton and muscles, and predisposes to the development of poor posture. And if in childhood a problem was not dealt with or was done badly, "luggage" accompanies a person even further.
When does scoliosis progress?
Doctors-orthopaedists can not accurately determine in what cases the disease will progress in adulthood, and in which - not. But several reasons for which the curvature of the spine is aggravated, specialists are known.
- Due to changes in muscle tension, for example, their relaxation or strengthening on one side, which leads to a skewing of the pelvis. So often it happens in people who have the main load on one leg.
- Because of the existing high genetic predisposition to scoliosis.
- With excess weight and systematically reduced physical activity (doctors calculated that in this case, the curvature may increase annually by 1 -2 degrees).
A woman who wants to become a mother, but suffering from scoliosis, is recommended to undergo a special examination - magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the deformed spine. This will allow the doctor to obtain images of the spine in various planes. And having the full picture and knowing the cause of scoliosis, it is not difficult to correctly plan the treatment, make predictions for the future. Remember, MRI can only be done before pregnancy, because a strong magnetic field during this survey can provoke negative consequences for both you and the future child. Fortunately, modern methods of medicine make it possible to correct the deformation of the spine. At each degree of scoliosis (and there are 4 of them), appropriate treatment is prescribed. But what to do if there is no expressed scoliosis, but does the back hurt? Special gymnastics and therapeutic massage will help. Sometimes doctors recommend recourse to gentle manual therapy. But every case is individual, so you must discuss this with your doctor. What your orthopedist will prescribe to you for sure, so it's LFK courses, swimming pool and qualified massage. Do yourself stronger! If you become stronger, then with the curvature of the spine you will not collide, and you will normalize the general state of health.
First of all, it is necessary to strengthen the muscles of the back, chest, abdominal press. Exercises are very simple. Put your feet to the width of your shoulders, knees slightly bend, hands with dumbbells of 1 kg in each drop. Then, spread your hands to the sides, elbows slightly bend and lower your hands to the starting position. In the 2-3 rd trimester, perform it sitting on a chair with a pillow behind your back. The bandage supports the weight of the baby and reduces tension on the abdominal muscles and the back of the expectant mother. Massage should be performed only by a specialist. One of the relaxing ways is that you need to lean against the back of the chair or lie on your side, and the massage therapist will massage both sides of the lower part of the spine. Now we know what the treatment of the spine is, osteochondrosis, scoliosis can not be started, but it's just necessary to warn it in time.