Spinal Deformity in Adults Types and Treatment Options

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Spinal Deformity in Adults

• Human Spine is a strong and stable structure made
  up of building blocks of bone called vertebrae.
  The spine protects the spinal cord and also
  serves as a pillar in the back supporting the
  body weight. The three natural curves of the
  spine (as seen from the side) bears a large
  amount of stress and aligns the centre of gravity
  by properly distributing the body weight.
• A spinal deformity happens when the human spine
  gradually loses its healthy shape and structure,
  manifesting as back pain and structural
  deformity. While non-surgical options like
  physical therapy, exercise, bracing, injections
  sometime help, adult spinal deformities when
  progress may need spinal deformity surgery
  corrections to cure the deformity.

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Types of Adult Spinal Deformity

• Spinal deformities are caused by abnormal
  bending, twisting or rotation of the spine at
  various regions in the back. Spinal deformities
  can occur both in children adults and can be
  divided into two types, in general

1. Sagittal Imbalance
2. Scoliosis
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Sagittal Imbalance

• When the natural curve in the upper spine (called
  Kyphosis) departs from its healthy angle, the
  spine may experience a sagittal imbalance. Spinal
  conditions that cause this sagittal imbalance
  include flat-back syndrome chin-on-chest
  syndrome, hyperkyphosis, and ankylosing
  spondylitis. In severe cases, these sagittal
  imbalance causing condition can result in
  problems like fatigue, pain, stooping, and
  difficult looking straight. In advanced and
  complicated cases, it can also result in
  compression of the critical organ in the upper
  body (heart, lungs, etc.) making spinal deformity
  surgery an inevitable option for spine
  specialists.

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Scoliosis

• While a healthy human spine looks straight from
  the behind, in few conditions it can cause it to
  stray away from the straight line by more than 10
  degrees resulting in the most common spinal
  deformity which can worsen over time Scoliosis.
  Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, neuromuscular
  imbalances, degenerative scoliosis, spine
  tumours, and congenital deformities are some of
  the few causes of this spinal deformity.
• Adult degenerative scoliosis caused due to
  degeneration of the spine is one of the most
  common causes of spinal deformity in adults.
  Though the spinal deformities caused by scoliosis
  due to trauma or spinal tumours are less common,
  they are as debilitating as any other spinal
  deformity suffered by the adults.

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Treatment Options for Adult Spinal Deformities

• Treatment for adult spinal deformities is
  tailored based on the age, medical history and
  severity of the deformity suffered. Patients with
  spinal deformities are offered non-surgical
  treatment options like physical therapy,
  exercise, injections. And only when these options
  fail to cut-down the progression and treat the
  deformity, surgical treatment are recommended by
  the spine specialist.
• Surgical treatment options are also considered
  when the curvature is so severe that it begins to
  interfere with the function of organs and is
  still under the progression. Dr.Jwalant S
  Mehta has performed hundreds of adult spinal
  deformity corrections in the U.K to cut down the
  curve and stabilize the spine.

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Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery in the U.K

• In general, surgery for spinal deformities is
  considered if the kyphosis (upper spine curve) is
  more than 70 degrees and scoliosis (lateral
  curve) is greater than 45 degrees. Curves of this
  severity over time can result in twisting and
  rotating the spine interfering with the critical
  organ function, making surgery an only effective
  option.
• Surgery for the spinal deformity involves both
  correction and re-stabilization of the spine.
  Correction involves the alignment of the spine to
  its natural shape using screws, plates, and
  implants. The aligned spine is fused by using
  bone grafts to encourage permanent bone fusion
  for a stable spine.Surgical correction of the
  spinal deformity cuts down the deformity and
  stops the curve from progressing. Spinal
  deformity surgery reduces pain, improves posture,
  relieves the organs from the pressure caused the
  deformity.

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Contact us

• Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
• BMI The Priory Hospital
• Spire Parkway Hospital
• Bromsgrove Private Clinic

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Contact and Connect

• Clinical secretary Samantha Leavy 44 785 021
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• Spire Parkway Hospital 0121 704 5500
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