How to deal with a 14-year-old child with a hunchback

During the ages of 9 to 15, teenagers are prone to developing a hunchback, which is closely related to the academic pressure they face. As they transition from elementary to junior high school, the heavy workload and prolonged carrying of heavy school bags put excessive pressure on their spines, leading to curvature and the formation of a hunchback. Hunchback not only affects appearance but also compresses the heart and lung function. How can the hunchback issue in 14-year-olds be effectively corrected?
Teenage hunchback mainly manifests as scoliosis and kyphosis, which not only affect physical aesthetics but also potentially have adverse effects on the nervous system, such as disrupting brain, spinal, and visceral nerve functions, thereby reducing teenagers’ memory, reaction speed, and intellectual levels. Therefore, hunchback, like myopia, poses a significant threat to the healthy development of teenagers. Once signs of hunchback are noticed in teenagers, apart from increasing daily physical activity, several specific correction methods are worth trying:
1. Push-up exercise: Maintain a straight body posture, support the ground with hands and feet, perform push-up movements with bent elbows, do 15 to 30 repetitions, and keep the body off the ground.
2. Inverted support method (also known as “scorpion climbing wall method”): Stand about 1 meter away from the wall, place hands shoulder-width apart, with feet touching the ground 30 to 50 cm away from the wall, extend legs backward against the wall, maintain a head-down feet-up arch position, and hold for 1 to 2 minutes each time.
3. Wall standing: Stand with the entire body close to the wall, adjust the posture of various body parts, including heels, calves, buttocks, shoulders, arms, and head positions, and maintain for over 30 minutes each time.
4. Arching arms backward: Sit or stand, stretch both arms upward and backward, tilt the head backward, and practice for 10 to 20 minutes each time.
5. Side arm swinging: Sit or stand, raise arms to the side of the head, swing the body left and right, repeat 30 to 40 times.
6. Hanging on a horizontal bar: Hang the body freely from a horizontal bar, slightly swing up and down, lasting 1 to 2 minutes each time.
It is important to note that if hunchback problems are not promptly addressed, they may worsen and even require surgical treatment. Therefore, early identification and corrective measures are crucial to effectively prevent subsequent health risks.