How long should remedial gymnastic last?
The duration varies depending on the prescription of the specialist doctor and the severity of the case. If dealing with paramorphisms (e.g. scoliotic or cipholitic postures), the treatment lasts from 3 to 6 months. On the other hand, dealing with dismorphisms (e.g. scoliosis or structural ciphosis), the specialist usually prescribes a cycle of remedial gymnastic of 6/9 month to carry out every year until reaching bone maturity.
Which are the most common pathologies treated with remedial gymnastic?
These are scoliosis, dorsal hyperlordosis, lumbar hyperlordosis
What is scoliosis?
Scoliosis is characterized by a deviation of the vertebral column in the three planes of space. Scoliosis appears on an X-ray of the vertebral column as a lateral deviation right or left which can be localized, depending on the case, at the lumbar, dorsolumbar or dorsal level. Besides it can be single or double curvature.
What is lumbar hyperlordosis?
This is an accentuation of the physiological lumbar curve on the sagittal plane.
What is dorsal hyperciphosis ?
This is an accentuation of the physiological dorsal curve on the saggital plane.
What should be done to understand whether a child has a structural scoliosis and not a simple posture?
There is a very manoeuvre (the Addams test) which can also be performed by a parent The child with bare chest and feed must bend the bust forward and the parent, positioned behind him, observers whether the back is symmetric. If the parent observed an over-raising of site of the back, it is possible there is a structural scoliosis. In this case it is advisable that the child undergoes a specialist medical test (physiatrist or orthopaedic).
Can carrying the school rucksack cause scoliosis?
The school rucksack does not cause scoliosis. However, carrying excessive loads is not good for the vertebral column of children in the developing years, above all in the presence of pathological curvatures.
Damiano Francesconi
