What's wrong with the child's hunchback?

Hunchback is a common occurrence in our lives. Most of the time, this happens to children, which is very worrying for both parents and children. When this happens, the first thing we need to do is to get timely treatment. Before treatment, it is particularly necessary for us to understand the causes of hunchback. Now let’s learn about it through the following introduction. I hope it will be helpful to everyone.

1. The baby suffers from hunchback if the bedding is not chosen properly: the preparation of bedding for newborns is also very important. The mattress on the crib should not be too soft. It is best to fold an old cotton batting to make a mattress and then put a thin layer of cotton batting on it. Because the bones of newborns are softer and are in the stage of development and growth, if the mattress is too soft, such as a spring mattress or sponge pad that is too soft, the baby's spine will often be in a bent state, which can easily cause spinal deformation or even hunchback, and is not conducive to the activities of newborns and affects the development of bones and muscles.

2. Juvenile kyphosis: This disease is also known as "juvenile kyphosis" and Scheuermann's disease. The lesions mainly affect the middle and lower thoracic vertebrae. The lesion occurs in the second ossification center of the vertebral body, namely the epiphyseal plates above and below the vertebral body. Due to various reasons, the blood supply to the epiphyseal plate is reduced, the cartilage plate becomes thinner, and the pressure resistance is reduced. Under excessive load, it breaks and the nucleus pulposus protrudes into the vertebral body at the rupture site, forming the so-called Schmorl node. The thoracic segment of the spine bends backward, causing the pressure on the front of the vertebra to be greater than that on the back. The necrosis of the anterior epiphysis affects the development of the height of the anterior half of the vertebra.

3. Vitamin D deficiency: systemic calcium and phosphorus metabolism disorders and bone changes caused by insufficient vitamin D in the body. Its prominent manifestations are rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults, coexisting with osteoporosis, which affects the functions of nerves, muscles, hematopoiesis, immunity and other tissues and organs, seriously affecting the growth and development of children.

4. Ankylosing spondylitis: As the disease progresses, the entire spine may become ankylosed from bottom to top: first the lumbar lordosis curve disappears, and then the thoracic spine becomes kyphotic and presents a hunchback deformity; as the cervical spine is affected, the movement of the cervical spine is restricted, and finally the movement of the spine in all directions is restricted.

5. Mucopolysaccharides: progressive deformity of joints, kyphosis or scoliosis of the spine, common changes such as pectus carinatum, hunchback, genu valgum or varus, flexion of hands and feet, valgus deformity, claw hand, etc.

Through the above introduction, we know the causes of hunchback. We must pay attention to it in normal times. We must conduct timely inspection and treatment after hunchback occurs. If it is caused by habitual movements, we must pay attention to the children's sitting, standing and walking postures. Developing good living and learning habits is beneficial to preventing hunchback.