“Rowing with the Theraband” Attach a Theraband to a door or window handle. Stand slightly bent and hold the band in both ends. The elbows are angled sideways at shoulder level. The backs of the hands are pointing upwards and are at the same level as the elbows. The cervical spine and thoracic spine are … Rowing with the Theraband
Eagle’s Wings: Lie down in prone position. The gaze is constantly directed downwards, the arms are stretched out forward. Now lead the stretched arms sideways to your upper body and lift your upper body by this impulse while breathing out. Make 2 passes with 15 repetitions each. Continue with the next exercise.
Stand upright and shoulderwide. Hold a weight in each hand. At the beginning your arms hang to the side of your body, your stomach is tensed. Now straighten your breastbone, pull your shoulders down and bring both arms sideways to shoulder level. Shoulder, elbow and wrist form a line. The arms are almost extended. Finally, … Page lift for Scheuermann’s Disease
“Stretch on the wall” Stand sideways to a wall. Flex your forearm against the wall and then turn your upper body further up. You will feel a pull in the chest muscles or in the armpit area. Hold the stretch for 10 seconds and then change sides. Each side should be stretched 2-3 times. Alternatively, … Stretching on the wall
Desbuquois syndrome is a rare and congenital osteochondrodysplasia. The leading symptom is severe short stature with spinal curvature and shortened extremities. In addition to physiotherapeutic measures, surgical correction procedures are primarily used for treatment. What is Desbuquois syndrome? Osteochondrodysplasias are the disease group of skeletal dysplasias and cartilage dysplasias. These tissue defects include Desbuquois syndrome, … Desbuquois Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
A corset is a sturdy medical construction that belongs to the group of orthotics. It is used to stabilize the human trunk. What is a corset? The corset is used to immobilize, stabilize, relieve or correct the human trunk or limbs. The corset belongs to the medical aids of orthoses. This stable support construction is … Corset: Applications & Health Benefits
Definition Inflammation of the intervertebral discs, also called discitis, is an inflammation of the intervertebral discs. Since usually also the adjacent vertebral bodies are affected, it is then called spondylodiscitis. The intervertebral discs are the cartilaginous bodies that lie in the spine between the individual vertebral bodies. There, they reduce the mechanical stress and dampen, … Inflammation of the intervertebral disc
Frequency With a frequency of about 1:250. 000 in Germany, intervertebral disc inflammation is a very rare disease. The mortality rate is up to 10% in very severe cases. In principle, patients can fall ill at any age, but the frequency peak is in the 5th – 7th decade of life. An accumulation of disc … Frequency | Inflammation of the intervertebral disc
Inflammation of the intervertebral disc in the cervical spine The cervical spine in the human body is a very sensitive area. An inflammation of the intervertebral disc at this height results in extremely severe limitations for those affected. The cervical spine moves very strongly in everyday life and almost every eye movement is involuntarily accompanied … Inflammation of the intervertebral disc in the cervical spine | Inflammation of the intervertebral disc
Prophylaxis There are no general behaviours or preventive measures to protect yourself from an intervertebral disc inflammation. In principle, any more serious infection can lead to a release of the pathogens into the intervertebral discs. The risk is particularly high in infections of the abdominal cavity, the urogenital tract or the pelvis. In order to … Prophylaxis | Inflammation of the intervertebral disc
Corset types A corset is adapted to the specific patient so that it can always provide support exactly where the spine shows instability. In order to enable the most exact fitting possible, an X-ray image is usually taken in combination with a 3D body scan. Plaster casts can then be used to create a custom-made … Corset types | Corset treatment for scoliosis
General information One speaks of scoliosis when the spine is curved. The spine of patients with scoliosis appears in an S shape when standing behind the patient. It also causes an unnatural rotation of the spine within itself. Sometimes, in addition to scoliosis, there is also increased kyphosis or lordosis, i.e. a spine that is … Corset treatment for scoliosis
