Spinal curvature in children is a common violation of children’s health. In modern medicine, curvature of the spine in children is considered a “young” disease due to the fact that it took shape in a separate disease relatively recently. Modern mankind is subject to the process of acceleration – the accelerated development of bone and muscle tissue in childhood. The peculiarity of this process is that the bones grow faster than muscles, which leads to the development of curvature of the spine in children.
The consequences of the development of spinal curvature in children:
– the development of curvature of the spine in childhood threatens with subsequent curvature of the spine and curvature of the chest and pelvic bones;
– in addition, pathological changes in bone tissue lead to the development of deformation of all organs. This causes a malfunction of systems such as cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, renal and so on.
With a disorder of normal blood circulation, for example, in the vessels of the brain, a disorder of brain functions can occur. In the case of childhood scoliosis, this phenomenon is often expressed in a worsening of immunity and adaptability. In other words, it becomes difficult for the child to adapt and get used to various changes in the environment, for example, within the school and class team, in the family and among peers.
For many years, exercise therapy (physiotherapy exercises) has been used to prevent the development of spinal curvature in children, as well as to treat the disease. In addition, it is necessary that the child respects the correct mode of work and rest. The sedentary lifestyle, unfortunately, has become a real scourge of the modern child – children are increasingly sitting in front of televisions, computers. In this regard, it is necessary to introduce swimming, gymnastics, dancing and other active sports into the child’s lifestyle.
However, the above measures for the prevention and treatment of spinal curvature in children is not enough. Many modern clinics successfully practice the most modern methods of rehabilitation at different stages of the development of the disease. Of course, only proven and safe methods that do not have any side effects are used to treat young patients. In particular, among such techniques is manual therapy.
Specialists carry out such procedures without sudden movements – jerking, striking – very gently, neatly and carefully. On average, one manual therapy procedure for treating spinal curvature in children takes about an hour. During the procedure, the therapeutic effect is not only on the spine, but also on tissues close to it – muscles, joints and ligaments. The therapeutic course consists of several procedures that do not hurt the child. As a rule, ten procedures of manual therapy are included in the course, this is enough to eliminate discomfort during the curvature of the spine in a child. Courses of therapeutic measures are recommended to be repeated. The regularity of the courses depends on the age of the patient and on the degree of development of scoliosis. As a rule, they conduct several courses annually.
In conjunction with the treatment of spinal curvature in children, specialists are involved in the treatment of pathologies such as herniated discs, osteochondrosis, arthrosis, migraines and more. Manual therapy is especially effective in the treatment of childhood scoliosis in combination with physical therapy and physiotherapy procedures.
Summing up, we can say that the problem of curvature of the spine in children, despite the high prevalence of the disease, is solved. The main thing is to conduct competent prevention and engage in timely treatment.