Thrust Bekhterev’s disease is a disease that progresses differently from patient to patient and does not always show the same pattern even in one and the same patient. There are phases in which the symptoms can be kept well under control and phases in which the symptoms sometimes get much worse. In the latter case, … Thrust | Exercises for ankylosing spondylitis
Summary Due to the versatility of ankylosing spondylitis, it is difficult to give an exact prognosis for the course of the disease. Since the cause is not clearly defined and no antidote is known, the disease is considered incurable. Consistent physiotherapeutic care and adaptation to everyday life as well as good education for affected patients … Summary | Exercises for ankylosing spondylitis
In many cases, ankylosing spondylitis leads to a stiffening of the spine as part of the rheumatic inflammatory processes. Regular physiotherapeutic exercises are therefore essential in the course of therapy. The exercises serve to keep the spinal column as mobile as possible. It is advisable to do the exercises on your own outside of the … Exercises for ankylosing spondylitis
Causes The causes of ankylosing spondylitis are still not clearly understood. However, it is assumed that it is based on a genetic defect in the immune system, as 90% of the patients have the protein HLA-B27, which is responsible for the recognition and control of diseases.This type of protein can be different in each person, … Causes | Exercises for ankylosing spondylitis
The thoracic spine, or BWS for short, consists of 12 vertebral bodies and the intervertebral discs located between them. In the BWS area are the connections to the ribs, which go off to the right and left of the individual vertebral bodies via small joints and form the thorax in its entirety. Although this connection … Physiotherapy for diseases of BWS
Further exercises from physiotherapy for the thoracic spine Below is an overview of articles with exercises for BWS disorders. Exercises in nerve root compression in BWS Exercises for a facet syndrome in BWS Exercises for Scheuermann’s disease Exercises against a hunchback Exercises against scoliosis All articles in this series: Physiotherapy for diseases of BWS Further … Further exercises from physiotherapy for the thoracic spine | Physiotherapy for diseases of BWS
Definition A hunchback (lat. : hyperkyphosis, gibbus) is a too strong curvature of the thoracic spine to the back. In colloquial language, this is also called a “hump”. Naturally, there is always a backward convex curvature of the thoracic spine (physiological kyphosis). If the spinal column in the thoracic spine area is curved by more … Hunchback
Special shapes of the hunchback Scheuermann’s disease (adolescent kyphosis): Due to a disorder of ossification, the front and back of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic region grow unevenly, which leads to the development of a rounded back. This disorder affects adolescents, with boys being affected twice as often. Bekhterev’s disease (ankylosing spondylitis): A chronic, … Special shapes of the hunchback | Hunchback
Diagnostics The hunchback is often recognized by the doctor as soon as he looks at the patient. To objectify the diagnosis, special x-rays of the spine are taken to determine the exact angle of curvature (Cobb angle). Computer tomography or magnetic resonance imaging are supplementary examinations, some of which can provide information about the cause. … Diagnostics | Hunchback
Hunchback training A hunchback, which is not caused by certain underlying diseases such as Bekhterev’s disease or Scheuermann’s disease, but is caused by muscular imbalances, can be improved or even eliminated by specific muscle training. The so-called functional hunchback always develops when certain muscle groups (the chest muscles) have a higher resting tension than the … Hunchback training | Hunchback
The corset for a hunchback Another therapy option for a hunched back is the application of a supporting corset, also known medically as an orthosis. It is a stable construction made of pure plastic or a combination of leather and plastic to support the trunk. The corset should not be worn alone, but in addition … The corset for a hunchback | Hunchback
Hunchback and hollow back The hollow back (hyperlordosis) is, in addition to the hunchback, another malposition of the spinal column, whereby the area of the lumbar vertebrae is increasingly curved forward, so that the abdomen is displaced in front and the pelvis and thorax behind the body axis. There are a variety of possible causes, … Hunchback and hollow back | Hunchback
