Gelenk-Klinik

What is meant by a pelvic tilt?

A pelvic tilt occurs when the legs have different lengths. This length difference can one hand - an accident or an illness caused or innate - are anatomical reasons, or there is a functional leg length difference, which is originally based on muscle tension or poor posture. Since the basin is supported by the legs, it adapts to them and was raised wrong with different leg length.

What are the consequences of pelvic tilt?

Is wrong, the pool, tries to make up for that back. The spine is bent sideways, there is a scoliosis. The back is able to compensate for small differences in length. If, however a large difference in length between the legs, scoliosis, this has a strong lead. This can be extremely painful back pain, wear and tear, herniated discs, but also to painful muscle tension with a headache and sensory disturbances.

How does the doctor diagnose pelvic tilt?

After a detailed history of the patient is examined orthopedic. During the examination a pelvic obliquity by feeling the pelvic bones and the spine is detected. To dimension the leg length difference exactly a 3D spine measurement is made. This may be the position of the vertebral body radiation and reconstructed painless shown, and measured to the millimeter. With the help of modern data processing is calculated for the best shoe raise.

As a pelvic obliquity is treated?

A minimal pelvic obliquity need not usually be treated. The back is able to compensate for this. Functional leg length differences can be treated with physiotherapy, erect, the back and the pain is alleviated. Anatomical leg length differences are compensated by shoe inserts or sales increases. Only in extreme cases when no other therapy helps and the doctor considers it necessary, a surgical procedure the patient free from his suffering.