The Ministry of Education and the China Consumers Association have issued reminders!, Received 5 cases of "lower back paralysis" in 3 weeks Dance | Child | Ministry of Education
The arrival of summer
Many parents choose to send their children to dance training
However, a lower back movement in dance training
But it could potentially become a child getting hurt
Even a paralyzed "silent killer"
Liu Zhen, Deputy Chief Physician of the Spinal Surgery Department at Nanjing Gulou Hospital, introduced a girl who was seeking medical attention to the reporter: "This girl is 11 years old. She became paralyzed while dancing down at the age of 5. This child immediately became paralyzed, and spinal deformities and pelvic tilt gradually occurred over the past 6 years. Therefore, we told her to correct spinal deformities."
For children, the treatment of lower back paralysis is a global challenge, as they may develop complications such as scoliosis and pelvic tilt over time. As they grow up, they must spend their entire lives with wheelchairs.
Due to severe pelvic tilt, such children are unable to sit in a wheelchair with equal force on both buttocks and require the use of both hands to support their bodies and straighten their torso. In order to help the child maintain a normal sitting position and free their hands, the doctor decided to correct spinal deformities through minimally invasive surgery.
Liu Zhen said: "As long as we cut two small incisions on the skin, we can connect the upper and lower internal fixation together through the subcutaneous threading rod, which can play a better supporting role. Due to the short time during the operation, the bleeding is significantly less than before. Basically, we can sit up on our own from the third day to the the fourth day day. According to the feedback from parents, they are very happy because they find that children can take care of themselves slowly and independently."
The doctor explained that in just three weeks, they treated five children with spinal deformities caused by lower back paralysis. Besides lowering the waist, movements such as front somersaults and back somersaults can also cause spinal cord injury.
Liu Zhen said, "The degree of bone softness in children is different from that of the spinal cord in terms of softness and resistance to stretching. Therefore, such asymmetry can cause the bones to stretch well when lowering the waist, but the spinal cord will show signs of ischemic rupture."
Liu Zhen reminds that when children learn dance, they must choose a formal institution and gradually complete the movements, rather than rushing to achieve success. When a child experiences numbness and pain in both lower limbs, it is important to take it seriously. "Children should be given immediate rest and attention should be paid to their handling posture. They should not be carried or held, and the tablet should be placed on an ambulance for further observation at the hospital."
The Ministry of Education and the China Consumers Association have issued reminders
Recently, the Ministry of Education and the China Consumers Association issued a notice that institutions that conduct subject training during summer are mostly "black classes" or "black institutions", without quality assurance or safety assurance. Parents are advised to take the initiative to stay away from their children's safety. For non disciplinary training that satisfies children's interests and strengths, it is necessary to arrange training time reasonably and carefully choose compliant institutions. Parents should be particularly reminded to pay close attention to the potential risks of injury or even paralysis caused by movements such as children's dance "bowing down".
