There are different injuries that can cause back pain., así as diseases of lesser or greater severity and durationón.
Index
¿Whaté is scoliosis?
Scoliosis is a deviationón lateral, to the right or to the left, of the spine.
When a normal vertebral column is viewed from in front or from behindás, this is straight. If you look in profile, in the normal column four curves are appreciated, two convex in the anterior part, which are found in the neck and in the regionón lumbar, and on the contrary, two convex curves at the back, in the Tórax and sacrum.
¿Cuáthey are their causes?
in the majoríin cases the causes of scoliosis are unknown. In other cases, scoliosis is the result of injuries, infections or congenital defecténito in trainingón of the vertebral column within the úmother earth, así as in the development of this in the growth stage prior to puberty.
¿Cuáthey are their signs, sísymptoms and health effects?
Scoliosis can be seen with the naked eye by identifying the following features:
- A part of the hip is appreciated más bulging or in a positionón más taller than the other.
- one of the omóplates is in a positionón más high, o se and más bulky than the other.
- One shoulder lies más taller than the other.
- The head is not centered in the spine or in relation to the hip.
- Standing, with arms on the sides, the space between one of the arms and the trunk is más wide than on the other side.
- leaning forward, until the back is horizontal, one side of the back remains máare tall or bulky.
It should be noted that these signs all occur on the same side of the back, to where the column isá incorrectly curved.
Regarding his sísymptoms and health effects, the símain symptoms of scoliosis are the frequent suffering of muscular contractures, weakness or feelingóno tiredness, and back pain.
Although the eldestía of people with scoliosis have a mild form of it and its effects are based on mobility complications, spaghettiéthere can be no casesás graves, in which card functions are compromisedíacas or respiratory for presenting a tor cageácat májust smallña.
¿Whyé back pain caused by scoliosis?
Adults with scoliosis problems are more likely to suffer from chronic back pain.óunique than the othersás. This is because the deformationón of the spine causes bad postures to be taken, what can they giveñon the back.
Spaghettién the v can be worn to a greater extentévertebrae and dañraqu nervesídeos due to incorrect curvature of the spine.
Diagnóaesthetic and treatment
Además from throughés of an explorationón clíunique and valueóno of cl historyípatient's unique, scoliosis can be diagnosed throughés of a neurol examólogical to check for muscle weakness, abnormal reflexes or numbness. The diagnosisóStico can be completed with diagnostic testsóStatic per image to observe the state of the column.
Regarding the treatment for back pain due to scoliosis, Infiltrations and radiofrequency treatments are interventional options to relieve pain without requiring an intervention.ón wantúrgica. Only in very severe cases or in cases that do not respond to these treatments, to beá it is necessary to consider the derivationón of the case to a surgeon to evaluateúand if you operate.
Además, to beá the intervention is importantón a professional physiotherapist and if necessary, assess supplementationón by a nutritionist.
