Scoliosis in school children: causes and treatments

Any violation of posture due to a mechanical cause. Our body - is a unified system in which all parts are interrelated and influence each other. Scoliosis can be caused not only by sitting at a desk, and a heavy backpack, but birth trauma.

The root cause of scoliosis

First of all, parents must understand that the work will have to anyway with the root cause and to create spine perfect conditions, eliminating the displacement of the bones and restoring balance to the body. After all, a violation of posture and scoliosis will continue to cause the child a lot of trouble - this frequent headaches, and pain in the back, neck, and flat feet.

Correcting posture does not happen overnight: it is complex work, including

• physical exercises,
• massage courses,
• swimming,
• osteopathy

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What parents can do schoolboy?

If a child has problems with his back, on their own moms and dads can to minimize the impact of trigger factors, to try to reduce the extra load.

1. choose a backpack

• The basic rule: he must load the left and right sides of the body equally.
• Make sure that the backpack was a soft layer on the back. It will help keep the shape and becomes a shock absorber between the back of the child and textbooks. Straps - wide and soft, so as not to put pressure on the shoulders.
• It is important to pack was made of durable materials and is equipped with compartments for small things (to help distribute the weight). It must match the shoulder width and length of the back: optimally - from the base of the neck to the waist, not more. Wear it is necessary on both straps.

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2. Get a good spare shoes

• It shall be made of leather or suede, be comfortable and allow the child to move freely leg.
• Forget about orthopedic shoes with hard soles and arch support.
• Fixing the ankle and foot, not only does not help correct your posture, but also able to make the situation worse.
• For physical training is necessary to buy comfortable shoes with a sole, cushioning and jumping tremors in the run time, and with lacing - with the help of the child will be able to correctly "put" boots on his foot.

3. Properly arrange berth

• The mattress should be moderately soft (not rigid), evenly, without gaps and "humps."
• The main requirement for a pillow - to suit the child in size. The height of the pillow should roughly correspond to the child's shoulder width - so it is good to support the head during sleep and neck muscles will relax.
• Choose a pillow, covered with a cotton cloth and not too tightly packed. The best material for the filling - it is high-quality goose feathers.

4. Maintain physical activity

• Let your child every day walking back from school, do not forget about the walks and weekends.
• Record your son or daughter in the section (Wellness, without heavy load). Suitable outdoor games and swimming, in which the body is forced to move symmetrically.

5. Talk to the teacher

• Ask him to periodically transplanted child for different parties (if that, of course, is not sitting in the center).
• When the student throughout the year always sits in the same part of the class, it forces him to constantly turn my head and body to one side, looking at the board or the teacher at the table.

6. Show complex stretching exercises

• Stretch your neck, stretch your hands to the side and upwards, is inclined to portray "kitty", arches his back up and down.
• All movements should be smooth, without too much effort.

7. Add positive emotions

Posture depends on my mood. Pisimista give drooping shoulders, bowed head and hunched back. Happy people are deploying shoulders and involuntarily keep your back straight. Cheer your child often praise a son or daughter!

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