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Lordosis - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Lomo hundido

Cuidados en el hogar:

Si la espalda es flexible, la lordosis normalmente no se trata y no empeora ni causa ningún problema.

Se debe llamar al médico si:

Llame al médico si nota que su hijo tiene una postura exagerada o una curva en la espalda. Esta afección se debe evaluar para determinar si existe un problema físico.

Lo que se puede esperar en el consultorio médico:

El médico llevará a cabo un examen físico. Se le puede pedir al niño que se incline hacia adelante, hacia los lados y que se acueste sobre una mesa con el fin de examinar la columna vertebral en diferentes posiciones.

Algunas preguntas acerca de la historia clínica del niño que se pueden hacer son:

  • Patrón de tiempo
    • ¿Cuándo se notó por primera vez el exceso de curvatura?
    • ¿Está empeorando o haciéndose más notoria?
    • ¿Está mejor o peor que cuando la examinó el médico?
  • Calidad
    • ¿Cómo describiría la curvatura?
    • ¿El grado de curvatura parece cambiar?
  • Síntomas
    • ¿Qué otros síntomas también se presentan?

En algunos casos, especialmente si la curvatura parece "fija" (que no se dobla), se pueden recomendar los siguientes u otros exámenes de diagnóstico:

  • Reviewed last on: 1/29/2010
  • Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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