Is it useful for scoliosis to hang on the bar and how does it affect posture? The doctor answers

Among parents, it is widely believed that daily hanging on the bar or bar for several minutes helps to stretch the child’s spine and prevent the development of scoliosis. About why the barn does not save from the curvature of posture, told the Russian neurologist, osteopath Alexander Ryazantsev, writes sb.by.

The specialist stressed that the popular method has nothing to do with the prevention and treatment of scoliosis due to the peculiarities of the structure of the human body:

The vis on the hands does not work, because the broadest muscle of the back, with which we pull up, is actually attached to the sacrum. When a child is hanging on the bar, he is essentially hanging himself by the sacrum. Fully stretch the spinal column in this position is physiologically impossible.

The doctor noted that even if you hypothetically hang a person by his legs, it still will not relieve scoliotic deformity.

To effectively protect the health of the child, it is necessary to undergo regular professional diagnosis by an orthopedist or neurologist. If the curvature has already begun, only individually selected gymnastics (LFK), aimed at strengthening the deep muscle corset, can help.

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