17-year-old Xiaomei (pseudonym) from Guangzhou has mild back pain and soreness for several days. When she went to the hospital for an investigation, it turned out to be “juvenile idiopathic scoliosis”.
The girl in the flower season frequently suffers from low back pain
Accidentally because of scoliosis
Xiaomei, 17 years old this year, is a sophomore in high school, and her academic performance is good. Recently, due to sitting at a desk for a long time to read homework, she felt pain in the lower back, and even a slight soreness after sitting for a long time. At first, Xiaomei’s mother thought she was just straining her lumbar muscles after sitting for a long time, and didn’t take it seriously, but when she opened her clothes, she found something was wrong: Xiaomei’s back was slightly raised on the left side than the right side. How is this going? My mother took Xiaomei to the Spine Surgery Department of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University.
The doctor examined Xiaomei and asked her to take a full-length X-ray of her spine. It was found that her thoracic and lumbar segments were partially laterally convex, with an angle of about 40°. Combined with the physical examination, the cause of Xiaomei’s frequent low back pain and soreness was found, and it was “juvenile idiopathic scoliosis”.
According to the doctor’s introduction, the spine of a normal person should be a straight line when viewed from the back, and the two sides of the torso should be symmetrical and the height of the shoulders should be equal. Scoliosis can be manifested in that the spine deviates from the midline of the body, and the scoliosis part can be convex to the side or show an S-shaped deformity of the spine. Severe scoliosis may affect the growth and development of adolescents, and even affect the cardiopulmonary function, which should not be neglected.
Adolescent scoliosis
Needs timely medical attention and early intervention
“I always say that she is hunched over and told to sit up straight, but she doesn’t listen. It’s caused by the bend!” In the past, Xiaomei’s mother always criticized Xiaomei for sitting or not, but she suddenly realized after knowing the cause.
After surgery, Xiaomei recovered well, her thoracolumbar scoliosis decreased from 40° before surgery to 8° after surgery, her height increased by 4 cm, and her appearance was also improved.
▲Comparison pictures of Xiaomei before and after surgery
The doctor reminded that due to scoliosis to a certain extent It will affect the growth and development, so the most suitable age for surgery for children is about 15-16 years old. At this time, the growth and development tend to be stable and the orthopedic effect is better. If parents find that their children have unequal shoulder heights, two shoulder blades bulging backwards, unequal crotch heights on both sides, and walking tilted to one side, they should attach great importance to them, take their children to see a doctor as soon as possible, and intervene as soon as possible.
Source: Guangzhou Daily, Heilongjiang Traffic Broadcasting