What are the dangers of lumbar scoliosis in children?

Children's lumbar scoliosis is a relatively serious disease, which has a great impact on children's physical health. Scoliosis is also a problem that many parents are usually concerned about. Children's bodies are not yet fully developed. After the spinal curvature occurs, it can be restored to normal if it is slowly corrected. However, if it is not corrected in time, it will cause great harm to physical health. What are the hazards of children's lumbar scoliosis?

The dangers of lumbar scoliosis in children

First of all, the most obvious is that it affects bone development, leading to various deformities, such as hunchback, uneven shoulders, and unequal back.

Secondly, due to scoliosis, the force on both sides of the spine is unbalanced, and bone spurs are produced on the concave side, compressing the nerves and spinal cord, causing symptoms such as muscle weakness and back pain.

In addition, if scoliosis is not treated in time, it will cause deformation of the vertebrae, pelvis and chest structure, affect cardiopulmonary function, and also harm the future fertility of female patients.

Finally, scoliosis causes body deformities, which can easily cause mentally immature children to develop inferiority complexes, affecting their development or future life.

How is Scoliosis Treated in Children?

1. Wearing the brace

Wearing a brace is intended to prevent the condition from getting worse, but it has no corrective effect, especially for fully developed patients, the effect is minimal. Therefore, if you need to wear a brace, it is best to consult a doctor for advice.

2. Surgical treatment

Surgical treatment is mostly used for severe scoliosis, such as when there is obvious deformity and it affects the child's breathing or heart. This surgery is currently quite expensive and involves certain risks, so it is not recommended for cases where the scoliosis is not particularly severe.

3. Physical therapy

The best treatment for scoliosis in children is physical therapy, which corrects the scoliotic spine through strengthening, stabilization and repositioning. Of course, since the degree of scoliosis is different for each patient, it is necessary to consult a professional doctor or physical therapist to arrange a better rehabilitation plan.

Currently, many parents are accustomed to attributing the problem of scoliosis to incorrect sitting posture, leaning sideways on the table, etc. This perception is controversial because current research has not found a clear cause of scoliosis, and most adolescent scoliosis is idiopathic scoliosis, which is more obviously affected by the child's polygenic phenotype.