This article is reprinted from: CCTV.
CCTV news: For some time, a commodity called “cross stick” has become popular on the Internet, claiming to be every day As long as you stand with it for ten minutes, you can improve your bad posture, especially it has a good correction effect on hunched over. It is summer vacation now, and many parents who are worried that their children will bend over to do homework every day and will hunched over time have placed orders, and the sales of “cross sticks” have greatly increased. Can these little two sticks really solve the hunchback problem? What serious harm does the hunchback have to the body? How can we stay away from the hunchback? Disclosure tonight, bring you to pay attention.
Humpback is a relatively common spinal deformity. Due to the kyphosis of the thoracic spine, a person’s back looks like a bulge, and the neck leans forward, which looks very unsightly. Humpbacks have always been common among the elderly, but due to prolonged use of electronic products such as mobile phones with their heads bowed and their chests closed, as well as unhealthy living habits such as sedentary habits, hunchedbacks among young people are now on the rise. Recently, products such as “Cross Sticks” and “Beautiful Straps” have been selling well on the Internet. Can these so-called “posture artifacts” really correct a hunchback?
Weng Xisheng, Chief Physician, Department of Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital: Various internet celebrity corrections Generally speaking, it is of little use and has no scientific basis. If the child has scoliosis or kyphosis, we need to do orthopedic braces, and we must ask a professional to perform orthopedic braces. As for what other “cross sticks” are tied, firstly, it has no scientific basis, and secondly, it is impossible for children to tie this “cross sticks” every day.
Humpback not only affects the appearance, but also causes serious harm to the body. Experts remind that hunchback can easily lead to rapid heartbeat and palpitation. Severe hunchback may also cause visceral displacement, affect blood circulation, reduce the curvature of the cervical spine, and in severe cases may compress the carotid artery, causing symptoms such as insufficient blood supply to the brain, dizziness, and arm numbness.
Although everyone tries to straighten their back, they often slowly lower their heads and bend their waists unconsciously. In fact, hunchbacks are not a natural phenomenon, and experts say that osteoporosis is one of the leading causes of hunchbacks. People have varying degrees of osteoporosis in old age, but the load on the body does not decrease at this time, and it is easy to bend over. Therefore, the prevention of hunchback begins in young adulthood.
In addition to the elderly, many long-term desk workers such as white-collar workers in the office are also at high risk of hunchback. Experts say that they can be relieved through exercise.