kyphosis of the spine - his curvatureThat looks like a slouch or gibbosity. Outwardly convex curvature takes place.
Kyphosis may be localized in the breast (involved thoracic vertebrae from 4 to 10) or a lumbar-thoracic (11-12 thoracic vertebrae and lumbar 1-2). More common thoracic kyphosis.
symptoms of kyphosis
Patients with kyphosis shoulders tend to droop downward narrowed chest, belly jutting, blades protrude.
Due to the narrowing and impaired mobility of the chest, patients complain of cardiac disorders and respiratory failure.
spine kyphosis lordosis can be compensated. Lordosis - curvature of the spine too much ahead (usually in the lumbar spine).
The degree of curvature of the spine at kyphosis kifometrom measured. Also benefit from X-ray studies.
Kyphosis - a combination of adverse factors, it is not a disease as such.
Causes
Causes of kyphosis in the thoracic and the lumbar spine are:
- inflammation after surgery;
- rickets;
- osteoporosis;
- osteochondropathy vertebrae;
- spondylosis;
- trauma;
- systemic skeletal disease.
treatment of kyphosis
Treatment may be both conservative and surgical.
Conservative treatment of kyphosis effectively in the complex.
- The most effective method - wearing a medical corset. It must be worn at all times, removing just before bedtime.
- In parallel with the wearing of a corset is necessary to engage in physical therapy. Effective in the treatment of kyphosis swimming lessons.
- In the complex treatment it is also recommended to visit a massage.
- In recent years, widely used in the treatment of kyphosis received manual therapy. However, the attitude of official medicine to her ambiguous.
Surgery is indicated only in case of failure or therapeutic treatment of complications (Complications can occur not only on the part of the spine, but also in the lungs and liver due to compression of the chest cell).
Surgery for the treatment of spinal kyphosis is in the closure of the vertebral special constructions.
When kyphosis contraindicated in all sports that load the spine (wrestling, weightlifting).
This article is based on the book "Diseases of the spine" materials, ed. d. m. n., prof. Eliseev Yu Yu, M.: 2008
