Physiotherapy plays a very important role in Scheuermann’s disease. It is normally the therapy of choice, since surgery is rarely performed in this type of spinal disease. Due to the curvature of the spine caused by the maldevelopment of the vertebrae and the resulting poor posture, the primary goal of physiotherapy is to compensate for … Physiotherapy and Scheuermann’s disease
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 … Exercises | Physiotherapy and Scheuermann’s disease
History The course of Scheuermann’s disease cannot be predicted exactly. Particularly when the spine is still growing, the disease can lead to the development of the typical wedge-shaped vertebrae, which lead to a curvature of the spine if not treated in time. Since the disease often develops over a long period of time, in many … History | Physiotherapy and Scheuermann’s disease
Final stage The final stage of Scheuermann’s disease is when the spinal column has reached its final deformation due to the vertebral malformations. It is the last of a total of 3 stages that are passed through in the course of the disease. Scheuermann’s disease is then mainly associated with restricted movement, visual irregularity and … Final stage | Physiotherapy and Scheuermann’s disease
Diagnosis Unfortunately, the diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma is made in the majority of cases only at an advanced stage. By then it is usually already too late for a cure of the disease. The findings can be confirmed by a CT scan, which reveals nodular thickenings in the lung skin. It is also possible to … Diagnosis | Pleural mesothelioma
Treatment The treatment of pleural mesothelioma can be precisely adjusted after detailed examinations and determination of the specific type of cancer cell. If the disease is detected early enough, the aim is to cure the disease. For this purpose, lung skin, part of the lung, part of the pericardium and part of the diaphragm are … Treatment | Pleural mesothelioma
Course of disease The course of the disease of the pleural mesothelioma is particularly rapid and, in the case of a malignant cell type, also very aggressive in its growth. In most cases, the patient has been inhaling asbestos for many years, which may have caused asbestosis. Decades later, the general condition of the patient … Course of disease | Pleural mesothelioma
Introduction Pleural mesothelioma is a medical term for cancer in the chest cavity after several years of breathing in asbestos. It affects the pleura, i.e. the lung skin, and describes a mostly malignant tumor of the cell layer lining the chest cavity. It is the most common type of cancer caused by asbestos damage in … Pleural mesothelioma
