Exercises
1.) Stretch your chest muscles Cross your hands behind your back and then raise your arms as far up as possible until you feel a stretch. Hold this for about 20 seconds.
3 repetitions. 2.) Stretching of the chest muscles Stand against a wall.
Now place your arm close to the wall at shoulder height on the wall to the back. Hold the tension for about 20 seconds. Again 3 passes.
3.) Exercise for straightening the spine Sit on a chair but in such a way that your face is facing the backrest. Grasp the backrest with your hands and try to bring your chest closer to the backrest without coming closer to it.
Hold the tension for about 20 seconds. 3 passes. 4.)
Strengthening the muscles Do push-ups to strengthen your chest and back muscles. Take care to place your arms as close to your body as possible at chest level. The exercise will be easier if you support yourself on the mat with your knees instead of your feet.
3 times 10 repetitions. 5.) Strengthen the muscles of the lower back Lie on your back with your legs straightened.
Now lift your buttocks towards the ceiling. Hold this position for 20 seconds. Then lift your left leg and hold the position for 20 seconds before you change the supporting leg.
6.) Stretching exercise to straighten the spine Grab one arm over your shoulder and the other arm along your waist and try to cross your hands diagonally behind your back. Hold the position for 20 seconds. 3 passes. More exercises against a hunchback can be found in the articles:
- Exercises for ankylosing spondylitis
- Exercises against a hunchback
- BWS-Syndrome – Exercises that help
Symptoms
The most obvious symptoms of Scheuermann’s disease are the optically visible changes in the spinal column. In contrast to Bekhterev’s disease, the curvature of the spine is not caused by a rheumatic disease.In many cases the incorrect growth of the vertebral bodies leads to the formation of a hunchback. This is the case when the thoracic vertebrae are affected by the changes.
However, the lumbar vertebrae can also be affected, which then leads to an extreme hollow back or, in rare cases, to a so-called flat back. For those affected, the changes in the spinal column are usually associated with movement restrictions and in some cases with pain. Depending on the severity, this results in more or less severe restrictions in everyday life.
