Lordosis
Disease information
Lordosis
The spine, integrated by 33 vertebrae is not totally
straight
, generally
has
a
slight curve in form of S, that makes more fort and flexible.
The posturales defects cause that the
natural
curves of the spine alter and with it the
normal
alignment of the body presenting / displaying among other things, the one "sunk waist" whose name is
lordosis
and that in fact is an excessive curve in the inferior part of the column.
One of the characteristics of these people is that they present / display
a
prominent abdomen and / or glúteos. When the curvature occurs to level of the superior part of the column the person presents / displays
a
hump or cifosis, that at the same time that
clears
shoulders, it projects the head forwards.
The
lordosis
and the cifosis, are also caused by
diseases
like
spinal
arthritis
or the
osteoporosis
or by the
pregnancy
, and although rare time shows pain, in some cases can along with be presented / displayed
respiratory
problems
, shortening of pectoral muscles and loss of flexibility.
Some treatments recommend
a
series of exercises and the use of
a
ortopédico strip or corsé to correct the curvature. In more severe cases it is possible to be arrived until
a
corrective surgery. The antiinflammatory aspirins and nonasteroideos drugs are recommended to alleviate the backache.
IMPORTANT the content of this note is informative and it does not replace the medical diagnosis, reason why we do not become people in
charge
on its use.
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