How to correct the lateral curvature of the spine

The clinical name for lateral curvature of the spine is scoliosis, and the earlier the age of scoliosis treatment, the better the recovery. Younger patients are still in the developmental stage, can try to take conservative treatment, recommended for some massage exercise, brace treatment, etc. If found in adulthood or scoliosis is more complex and serious, combined with rotation or even vertebral loss, surgery should be taken if necessary. A, conservative treatment: 1, massage exercise: for adolescents and scoliosis less than 20 ° patients. Through Chinese medicine massage, massage, etc. can improve the angle of scoliosis, usually do some activities of the spine gymnastics, such as lateral leg raising, flat support, hanging bar, etc., can gradually correct scoliosis, need to regularly observe the degree of development; 2, brace treatment: for the development of children and scoliosis does not exceed 40 °, or adult scoliosis does not exceed 15 ° patients. The brace needs to be tailored to the patient’s size and worn until the end of development in developing children and for a long time in adults. Second, surgical treatment: children with scoliosis more than 40 ° or brace treatment is ineffective, adults with scoliosis more than 15 °, or scoliosis with spinal rotation patients. Scoliosis correction and spinal fusion surgical treatment is required, spinal fusion is to maintain the effect of correction and maintain the stability of the spine. A brace is still required after surgery to maintain the correction.