What is the reason for a child's hunchback?

For children, in addition to a variety of common diseases caused by poor immunity, current surveys show that there is also a peak incidence of hunchback. If a child has a hunchback, it will seriously affect the child's healthy development, and will have serious harm to the child's height, body shape, health and other aspects. So what is the reason for a child's hunchback? Let’s find out together below.

1. Insufficient sunlight exposure If there is sufficient ultraviolet radiation, human skin can produce enough vitamin D. The amount of vitamin D produced is proportional to the intensity of UV rays, the duration of exposure, and the area of ​​skin exposed. In the winter and spring, lack of outdoor activities due to the cold weather or in foggy areas, industrial cities with severe air pollution and tall buildings can lead to insufficient exposure to ultraviolet rays.

2. Insufficient vitamin D intake is more common in infants and young children who have not eaten vitamin D-fortified dairy products before the age of 2 and children who have been breastfed for a long time and have not supplemented with cod liver oil in time. Children are prone to relative deficiencies due to their rapid growth rate, especially premature infants, twins and low birth weight infants who have low stores of vitamin D, calcium and phosphorus at birth. They are more susceptible to rickets due to their rapid growth after birth. Mothers who have had multiple pregnancies or have been breastfeeding for a long time will have their calcium reserves depleted in large quantities. If their vitamin D intake is insufficient, osteomalacia will quickly occur.

3. Vitamin D malabsorption and activation disorders Chronic celiac disease, liver, gallbladder, and pancreatic diseases affect the absorption and utilization of vitamin D. In the elderly, osteoporosis is exacerbated by the reduced efficiency of vitamin D synthesis in the skin and the decreased absorption rate of vitamin D in the intestine. Severe liver and kidney diseases affect the hydroxylation of vitamin D into active 25-(0H)D and 1,25-(OH)2D.

4. Maintaining an incorrect sitting posture for a long time will cause the spine to deform and form a hunchback.

It can be seen from this that the reasons for children's hunchback are congenital and acquired. There are professional treatment plans according to different causes. It can be treated by sun exposure and calcium supplementation. If the hunchback is caused by incorrect sitting posture for a long time, then some corrective training is needed under the advice of a professional doctor.