Congenital scoliosis

Many diseases are congenital. Although they are distressing, with the development of medicine, many congenital diseases can be cured, and people will be almost the same as normal healthy people. Congenital scoliosis can also be cured. Many children suffer from this disease since birth, which not only affects their height development, but also brings greater difficulties to their lives. Nowadays, there have been great breakthroughs in medicine for the treatment of this congenital scoliosis.

1. What to do with congenital scoliosis

Plaster fixation method: The hinged plaster fixation method is used, but the method is cumbersome and the patient needs to stay in bed for a long time, which is not easy for patients to accept. The plaster fixation method that came out later has the characteristic that the patient can get up and move around early. This plaster fixation method can also be used as an auxiliary treatment method for simple spinal fusion.

Brace therapy: It is currently recognized as an effective non-surgical treatment and is the most widely used. Its basic principle is to use the three-point or four-point force correction law of biomechanics to prevent the aggravation of scoliosis. It is suitable for underage patients whose scoliosis is between 20 and 40°, whose scoliosis deformity is not yet fixed, and who have a greater chance of recovery. At present, improved plastic body-fitting braces are often used to treat scoliosis deformities below the thoracic spine.

2. Causes of Scoliosis

For example, if the posture is incorrect, some people like to cross their legs when sitting, or hold the mouse with one hand and lean their body when working or playing on the computer. Children like to lie on one side when reading or writing, which can easily lead to scoliosis. There is also unilateral weight bearing. For example, some young women now like to carry a backpack on one side, and the bag is not light, which can easily induce scoliosis. In addition, some parents choose trolley backpacks to prevent their children from carrying too heavy backpacks. In fact, this may cause the child's body to bend toward the side that is pulling the backpack while walking, which can easily cause scoliosis in the long run. There are also some scoliosis caused by factors such as unequal leg lengths and trauma, congenital scoliosis, and scoliosis caused by intervertebral disc degeneration in the elderly.

3. What are the symptoms of scoliosis?

If the spine is really scoliotic, the two shoulders will not be on the same plane, resulting in uneven shoulders. The whole body will be affected, the pelvis will tilt, and in severe cases, the internal organs will be affected to varying degrees. Leaning over for a long time while doing homework is a bad study habit and it is best to correct it.

How to treat scoliosis?

Scoliosis can be divided into functional or organic types, or non-structural and structural types according to the cause.

Nonstructural scoliosis. Postural scoliosis; pain in waist and legs, such as herniated disc and tumor; caused by unequal length of lower limbs; caused by hip contracture; inflammatory stimulation (such as appendicitis); hysterical scoliosis.

The most common, accounting for 75%-85% of the total, the cause of the disease is unclear, so it is called idiopathic scoliosis. According to the age of onset, it can be divided into three categories.

Infant type (0-3 years old): spontaneous healing type; progressive type.

Juvenile type (4 to 10 years old).

Adolescent type (>10 years old to skeletal maturity).

Scoliosis Treatment: The treatment of scoliosis can be divided into two categories, namely non-surgical treatment and surgical treatment. Common non-surgical treatments include physical therapy, gymnastics, plaster, braces, etc., but the most important and reliable method is brace therapy.