The human pelvis is the part of the skeleton that connects the lower and upper parts of the body. Directly in it are the bladder and intestines. The curvature of the human pelvis is fraught with unpleasant consequences.
Pelvic bone functions
The main functions of the pelvic bones are:
- protective - prevents possible injuries to a number of important organs for life, which are localized in the area under consideration;
- pelvic bones take part in the process of blood formation, this is facilitated by the presence of bone marrow in them;
- pelvic bones hold the spinal column and are responsible for the correct straight posture;
- motor - if the pelvis is he althy, it allows the body to move naturally and harmoniously.
Causes of pelvic curvature
One of the most common pelvic disorders is bone displacement. The curvature of the pelvis occurs under the influence of the following factors:
- Physical inactivity (a sedentary lifestyle) - frequent stay of a person in a positionsitting weakens some muscles and causes constant tension in others. A similar phenomenon does not pass without a trace, being the cause of a crooked pelvis.
- Different types of damage to the pelvic bones - injuries are most often the result of bruises, falls and bumps. Particular danger lies in the rupture of the pelvic ring and open bone fractures.
- Lifting weights - weightlifting without proper instruction is undesirable. Improper performance of physical exercises (lifting, jerking, carrying dumbbells with one hand, etc.) leads to a curvature.
- Pregnancy of a woman - the structure of the pelvis in the fairer sex is ideally suited for childbirth, however, when carrying a baby, the bones of this area often shift.
- Injuries of the pelvic muscles - damaged muscles lose their former elasticity, are constantly in a state of tension. The direction of the curvature depends on which muscle is broken. Damage to the muscles of the lower back causes the pelvic displacement forward, injury to the quadriceps muscle modifies the hips (flexion).
- Herniated disc - pathology develops in this case due to chronic muscle spasm.
- Lower limbs of different lengths - one limb of a person from birth or due to a disease is shorter than the other, and the pelvis shifts from right to left, twisting, less often from back to front.
- Patient's previous iliac or pelvic bone surgery.
- Acquired or congenital scoliosis.
Curvature symptoms
Some symptoms of curvature of the pelvis can be seen in the early stages of formation. You need to take a closer look at the specifics of the course of the pathology in a timely manner and contact a specialist for help for subsequent therapy:
- severe pain during running, walking, lower limb movements;
- unsteady gait, loss of balance, frequent falls for no reason;
- pain occurs in the shoulders, neck, lower back and back. Gradually, the pain is given to the legs;
- dysfunction of the organs of the reproductive system (against this background, men's sexual desire sharply decreases);
- discomfort in the groin and genital area;
- pain in the thighs and buttocks;
- one limb is gradually getting longer than the other;
- diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (intestinal disorder);
- bladder dysfunction;
- pain in the ankles and knees;
- stiffness of movement;
- one shoulder is higher than the other (patient raises it unconsciously).
If several symptoms of pelvic curvature have been found, you need to visit a doctor who will prescribe competent treatment.
Diagnosis of this pathology
Where to go for this pathology? How to diagnose a curvature of the pelvis?
Let's take a closer look at this issue.
You can establish the disease on your own, however, to complete the clinical picture, you need to go to an orthopedic traumatologist. The specialist examines the patient after a thorough analysis of the anamnesis. It is important to identify the sourcewhich caused the development of the disease, and after that begin to be treated. After completing the collection of the medical history, the doctor will visually examine the patient, probe the disturbing damaged areas.
Determining an accurate diagnosis becomes impossible without a medical instrumental examination. The most effective methods of such diagnostics are: magnetic resonance imaging, which allows you to determine possible damage and curvature in the pelvic bones or spine; x-ray examination of the pelvic bones and the vertebral part of the patient; tomography, which is carried out using computer technology.
Features of the treatment of pelvic tilt
For effective treatment of pelvic curvature, it is necessary to determine the root cause of the pathology. The resistance to the disease is based on the elimination of the factors that contributed to its development. Treatment with medicines in this case is based on the use of the following medicines:
- anti-inflammatory drugs (non-steroid);
- with often disturbing pains, it will be advisable to use different analgesics;
- it is advisable to apply healing ointments to the damaged area of the body.
How to fix a deviated pelvis everyone should know.
When signs of pathology are detected, the therapy of the disease should begin as early as possible. If the pathology is in a neglected state, surgical intervention is required, which is why the disease is best treated at an early stage. In Moscow and other major Russian cities, there arespecialized clinics where complex effective treatment for pelvic curvature is carried out.
Other therapeutic methods for this pathology
There are other therapies for pelvic tilt that should be consulted with a doctor:
- physiotherapy exercises, all kinds of gymnastic exercises;
- physiotherapy treatments;
- manual treatment, massage of a damaged part of the body.
Distortion of the pelvis, the therapy of which is effective only in the early stages of formation, is not always subject to full recovery. However, an integrated approach will give a positive result to the patient.
Pelvic tilt in a child
A child with a deviated pelvis should receive emergency treatment. In this case, wellness procedures require even more time. However, most often the disease has an acquired character, as children spend a lot of time at school at their desks, and then at home in front of the TV and computer monitor. Reduced physical activity causes the formation of the pathology in question.
For the treatment of an oblique pelvis in a child, it is important to normalize the deformed areas of the body.
It is necessary to strengthen the back muscles of a small patient, as well as to align the posture through various physiotherapy procedures (hydrotherapy, mud treatment, massage, exercise).
Gymnastics for curvature of the pelvis
Treatment with physical culture -quite an effective way against the developing curvature of the pelvic bones. Most doctors recommend the following exercises to patients:
- You need to lie on the floor, place your hands along the body, put a soft pillow under your feet. Relax all muscles and start doing left-right rolls on the stomach. It is undesirable to tear off the hips from the floor; for greater efficiency, you should shake your buttocks. The exercise is performed no more than ten minutes, three times a day.
- Lie on the floor and bend your right leg at the knee so that it is at a right angle. Then put the left leg with the outer area of the foot on the bent knee of the right leg. Tighten the muscles of the buttocks, and try to tear the pelvis off the floor.
- Lying on the floor, you need to spread your arms to the sides, palms down. Tighten the gluteal muscles and make sliding steps with the heels to the pelvis, slightly raising the hips.
Exercises for curvature of the pelvis should be selected by a doctor. He will advise the most effective ones, give an assessment of the state of human he alth, the stage of pathology, the state of the body and age. When performing therapeutic exercises, there should be no discomfort, soreness and other unpleasant sensations, because he alth-improving exercises should be useful, not harmful.
Consequences of this pathology
Curvature of the pelvis leads to problems that complicate human life.
Dysfunction and curvature of the spine - pelvic tilt - causes deformation of the spinal column. This phenomenon is the sourcemost diseases that affect the spine. Intervertebral hernia, osteochondrosis, sciatica are the most common pathologies caused by this disease.
Often an oblique pelvis provokes pain in different areas of the human body (legs, shoulders, back, neck).
The disease disrupts the functioning of the limbs. Carpal tunnel syndrome develops (painful prolonged numbness of the fingers of the human hand).
The main load when walking falls on any of the limbs.
For preventive purposes, it is advised to lead an active lifestyle, do physical exercises every day. It is recommended to swim in the pool, if possible, go in for horseback riding.
If you follow all the recommendations, then the pathology will bypass.
