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Symptoms of disease - posture disorders in children

Posture is called the position of the head and torso of a man in space, formed at the expense of the skeleton and muscles under the influence of gravity, when he was standing, sitting, and walking. Elements posture: the position of the head on the body, the position of the pelvis, the position of the stop.

Violations of posture - it is a symptom of describing a group of diseases, shown curvature of the spine.

The main element that affects the posture, that's the spine. A child is born with a straight spine, and his physiological curves are formed in the process of growth. First is formed cervical lordosis (bending of the bulge ago). The formation of the cervical lordosis due to the fact that the child begins to hold the shower head. When the child begins to walk, he had formed a small bend of the thoracic spine back (thoracic kyphosis) and the curve of the lumbar spine bulge forward (lumbar lordosis). These curves play the role of shock absorbers, and eliminate vibration created by the movement.

The correct development of the curves depend on the state of bone skeleton, spine, pelvic bones and the shoulder, and the state of the muscular system.



Which diseases there is posture disorders in children

Usually impaired posture arises in periods of rapid growth: 5-8, and especially in 11-12 years. This time, when the bones and muscles grow in length, and mechanisms for the maintenance of posture is still not adapted to the changes that have occurred. Deviations observed in the majority of children 7-8 years (56-82% of Junior pupils).

Malnutrition and disease are often violate the proper growth and development of muscle, bone and cartilage tissue, which negatively affects the formation of a posture. Important factors are the congenital pathology of the musculoskeletal system.

For example, when the bilateral congenital hip dislocation of joints can be marked increase in the lumbar curve.

Incorrect posture

The sitting position. Be sure to pay attention to how the child is sitting at a table in the classroom: 's not planting whether one leg under her. Perhaps he was slumping or «warp» on one side, propped up on one elbow flexed his hands.

To the incorrect position of the body in the seat, should be attributed landing, in which the body rotated, tilted to the side or strongly bent forward. The reason for this may be that the chair far removed from the table or the table itself is too low. And can be, the book, which examines the baby is too far away from him.

The standing position. The habit of standing with lag to the side and semi-crouching foot, as the curve of planting, produces asymmetric position of the body. It may aggravate side curvature of the spine caused by other reasons (for example, the immaturity of the lumbosacral spine).

Physical inactivity kids

Physical inactivity is an enemy of the growing body. a very bad impact on the health of children, the emergence of functional disorders. Weakening of skeletal muscles is broken posture, crooked spine, develops flat feet, fatigue.

Reduction of physical loads in combination with excess food causes obesity in children. Hence the susceptibility to injury, infection.



Which doctor should I contact if there is a posture disorders in children

  • Pediatrician
  • Neuropathologist
  • Osteopath
  • Vertebrologist


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