Early detection of scoliosis in children

Scoliosis is a condition in which the spine is deviated to one side, different from its normal state. It is necessary to detect the disease as soon as possible to have timely treatment.

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Scoliosisis one of the malformations that affects 2-3% of the population, besides the causes of congenital, pathological, having to work early, sitting in the wrong posture when studying... the cause is mostly unknown.

Many children have scoliosis but are not detected early and intervened promptly, so the scoliosis becomes more and more severe. In fact, for children under 4 years old, exercise can help cure the disease, but for older children with severe scoliosis, surgery and post-operative rehabilitation are needed.

Spineis the most important supporting component of the body, made up of 24 pieces of bone arranged in order, overlapping to form a complete structure. When scoliosis occurs, the spine is no longer straight but curved backwards or forwards, or curved in two segments like an S shape.

The Department of Spinal Surgery at Viet Duc Friendship Hospital has received many cases of severe scoliosis, partly because of late detection and not being able to be adjusted in time, partly because of improper treatment, even taking traditional medicine, causing the scoliosis to progress more and more seriously. There are cases where surgery is indicated but only partially corrected because the spine has curved too far.

Children with scoliosis will affect the development of the body, slow down height growth. In the long term, it can affect the chest, pelvis and compress the heart, lungs and liver.

Scoliosis in children needs to be detected early because time is an important factor that greatly affects the treatment results. When the angle of curvature is small, the child can use a corset to closely monitor, but when the angle of curvature is 50 degrees or more and wearing a brace is not effective, the doctor will consider going to effective scoliosis surgery.

According to VTV News - nt