One minute screening for scoliosis

By the time many parents discover a problem with their child’s crest, most are already in the middle to late stages. The damage caused by scoliosis in children is not fatal, but it can have extremely serious effects on the child’s life. In terms of appearance, scoliosis can affect height, because the originally upright crest is bent, which inevitably makes the child stunted and unable to grow taller; for girls, it can lead to uneven bilateral breast development and protruding ribs on one side, which makes the child lack self-confidence and create a low self-esteem. Due to the biomechanical changes, it can also affect the cervical spine and cause various symptoms of cervical spondylosis, such as headache and dizziness, etc. In serious cases, it can also affect cardiopulmonary function and even involve the crestal medulla, resulting in paraplegia. Once suffering from scoliosis, it tends to get progressively worse as the child develops, so the earlier it is detected, the earlier it is treated and the better the results. We hope that parents will care more about their children and try to spare one minute each year for a crestal examination. If any abnormality is found in one of the six steps, they should take their children to the hospital as soon as possible. Have parents learned how to use one minute to check the child’s crest? Note: The first, second and third steps require the child to stand naturally on bare feet while the parent stands behind to observe; the fourth, fifth and sixth steps require the child to bend over with hands hanging down naturally.