SCOLIOSIS AND POSTURAL ALIGNMENT

In daily life, we often have to stand for more than a few minutes while we are talking to someone, waiting in line, or in our work life. During such natural postures, the body continuously shows low amplitude, slow oscillation and postural changes characterized by whole body movements. Body posture; It is the product of controlling several body segments by flexible joints and controlling with nerve-muscle system. When the other definitions related to posture were examined, the posture; It refers to the body posture which is provided by tension reflex and is protected against gravity.

What are the causes of postural disorders?

Among the most common postural disorders are scoliosis with lateral curvature of the spine, kyphosis with the anterior curvature of the spine, pes planus (base collapse), expressed as a decrease in the long arch of the foot.

What is Scoliosis?

Scoliosis is a disorder that causes an abnormal curve in the spine or spine. The spine has normal curves when viewed from the side, but should be straight when viewed from the front. Kyphosis is a curve in the spine on the side where the spine is leaning forward. There is a normal kyphosis in the middle spine. The Lordoz is a curve seen from the side where the spine is bent backwards. There is a normal lordosis in the upper (cervical) spine and lower (lumbar) spine. In people with scoliosis, they curve on each side of the body and with the spine bending, they develop on each other by forming a ‘C’ or an ‘S’ shape in the spine.

What are the symptoms of scoliosis?

The most common symptom of scoliosis is an abnormal curve of the spine. Often this is a slight change, and it can first be noticed by a friend or family member or a child doing routine screening for school or sport. The change in the curve of the spine is typically very slow, so it is easy to overlook until a heavier physical deformity occurs. It can also be found in a routine school screening examination for scoliosis. Affected people may notice that their clothing does not fit as before, and one of the trousers may be longer than the other. It may also cause the head to protrude from the middle line, lean on one side, or notice that a hip is higher than the opposite side of the shoulder. It may have a more prominent curve than the bending of the spine and ribs on one side of the rib cage. If scoliosis is more severe, it can make it more difficult for the heart and lungs to function properly. This may cause shortness of breath and chest pain. In most cases, scoliosis is not painful. However, there are some types of scoliosis that can cause back pain, rib pain, neck pain, muscle spasms and abdominal pain. In addition, there are other reasons for these non-specific pains that a doctor would like to look at to exclude other diseases. There are three basic treatment methods such as physical therapy, corset and surgery in scoliosis. Pains usually respond to regular sports and exercise programs, but if no longer responds or is not satisfied with the appearance and the life becomes more diffucult etc. , then surgery is recommended.