ScoliosisScoliosis is a lateral deviation, with simultaneous rotation around the longitudinal axis of the spine. This leads to an asymmetry of the upper body with shoulder elevation, and a rib hump on the opposite side of the Rippental. This curvature of the spine increases, especially during the youth in increased body growth more and simultaneously leads to a stiffening when not treated actively against it.
What causes it for scoliosis?
In all cases, the cause of most scoliosis is unknown. It is then a so-called idiopathic scoliosis. Girls are of this form more frequently affected than boys. If the cause of scoliosis is known, it is called symptomatic or secondary scoliosis. Reasons for this include
- Congenital malformations of the vertebrae (spina bifida)
- Neuromuscular scoliosis (cerebral palsy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy)
- Systemic diseases (neurofibromatosis)
- Traumatic injuries, amputations, surgery
As scoliosis is a treatment?
Treatment depends on the so-called Cobb angle, indicating the degree of curvature. If this angle below 10 °, so is not usually necessary in therapy. If an angle greater than 10 ° Cobb before, it should to prevent further progression of scoliosis can be treated with physiotherapy. This is the spine by muscles are actively back up and stabilized.
If the angle a value of 20 ° Cobb, it should be treated in addition to the scoliosis-specific physical therapy with a specially made corset.
If an angle of about 40 ° Cobb before and do not lead to conservative treatment methods for desired results, so an operation can be necessary. An operation is thus dependent on the curvature strength, the patient's age, additional neural or muscular symptoms and the response to conservative therapies. The aim of such surgery is to straighten the curvature to eliminate the rotation and fix the spine in the upright position with implants.
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