Therapeutic gymnastics in scoliosis
The effectiveness of exercise therapy depends on the stage of scoliosis.Stages 1 and 2 are quite successfully treatable, but only with regular and persistent exercise. There are known cases of complete recovery after six months of exercise therapy. Stages 3 and 4 of the disease require more effective and serious treatment methods.Therapeutic exercise for scoliosis is an important part of treatmentPhoto: Getty Goals of exercise therapy:
- Correction and correction of incorrect posture;
- restoration of the muscular corset;
- normalization of blood circulation and respiration;
- activating the proper functioning of the back muscles;
- elimination of unnecessary burden on the spine.
With regular exercise, the patient notesimproving the general physical condition. Classes should be held in a well-ventilated room. It is good if there is a mirror in the room, this will help to control the correctness of the exercises. The duration of gymnastics for younger students should not exceed 1 hour. If the little person feels pain, fatigue or dizziness, classes should be stopped immediately.
A set of exercises for good posture
The doctor should select the types of activitiesindividually for each baby. Exercises are performed in different positions: sitting, standing on your feet or all fours, lying on your back or stomach. Effective options:
- Lie on your stomach and stretch your arms and legs for 5 minutes.
- In the prone position on your stomach, fold your arms with the lock behind your neck and raise your head.
- Lie on your back, stretch your arms along the body and perform foot movements, imitating cycling.
- In the supine position on the back, alternately pull each knee to the chest.
- Become on all fours and slowly round your back, then bend over.
- In a standing position on all fours simultaneously raise the right leg and left arm. Repeat with the other hand and foot.
- Tighten on toes, lifting your hands up.
- Become near the wall and crouch. A little delay and straighten up.
If a student gets tired quickly, you can do itshort breaks. At the initial stages of scoliosis, it is useful to make the student carry a book on his head. The best results can be achieved by combining exercise therapy with massage and physiotherapy.