Common problems with spinal deformities in children and how to detect them

Spinal deformities include scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis, etc. Scoliosis includes lateral curvature in the coronal plane, anterior-posterior convexity in the sagittal plane, and rotational deformity in the horizontal plane. Therefore, it can be seen that this kind of children will have unequal shoulders, protruding lateral backs (also known as razorbacks), sideways tilting of the torso, asymmetric thorax, and asymmetric breasts. How to detect it? You can use the bend-over examination method. Take off the child’s shirt, back to the examiner, legs upright, hands together and bend at the waist into 90 degrees, observe whether the child’s back is flat, there is no side high, there is no lateral curvature, if there is suspicion can be clearly diagnosed through the spine X-ray. Depending on the degree of different to do exercises hanging bar, orthopedic support or surgical treatment.