The types of hunchbacks are mainly categorized into active hunchbacks and fixed hunchbacks, and different treatments are used for different types. Common treatments include exercise therapy, brace correction, surgery, and so on.
1. Active hunchback: often caused by improper posture. Exercise therapy can be used to strengthen the muscles of the waist, back and neck and relax the chest muscles, which can help correct the muscle imbalance and improve the hunchback. Methods that can be used include gymnastics, swimming, and small swallow flying. It can also be corrected with the aid of braces to provide support for the shoulder and back muscles and help patients maintain a correct posture.
2. Fixed hunchback: This kind of hunchback condition is serious, such as accompanied by vertebral osteophytes, scoliosis, etc. Exercise treatment and brace correction have no obvious effect on improving this kind of hunchback, and it is generally necessary to correct the hunchback by surgical methods, such as vertebroplasty or incision reset, etc. Other treatments include orthopedics, orthopedic surgery, and other methods.
Other treatments include bone setting and supine stretching. If discomfort occurs, it is recommended that hunchback patients go to the hospital to diagnose the cause of the condition before choosing the next step of treatment.